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FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1985
THE ROAD HAD ALSO BEEN GENEROUSLY LANDSCAPED AND EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
MR O'RORKE SAID FANLING BYPASS RESULTED FROM SEVERAL YEARS OF CAREFUL PLANNING, DESIGN, CO-ORDINATION AND CONSTRUCTION ON THE PART OF CONSULTANTS, CONTRACTORS AND SEVERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. IT COST $180 MILLION, AND IT HAD TAKEN TWO-AND-A- HALF YEARS TO CONSTRUCT.
SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME LAUNCHING
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THE 1985 SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WILL BE LAUNCHED AT 10.30 AM ON SUNDAY (JUNE 23) AT THE PO LEUNG KUK PAK TAM CHUNG CAMP.
THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, WHO IS ALSO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME POLICY COMMITTEE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING.
THE CEREMONY WILL BE PRECEDED BY A GUIDED TOUR OF THE CAMP ACTIVITIES INVOLVING SOME 300 YOUNG PARTICIPANTS.
TWO DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLANS CHANGED
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THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT SHA TIN AND WAN CHAI OUTLINE ZONING PLANS.
IN SHA TIN, A REVISION OF THE GENERAL ZONING OF THE SIV LEK YUEN VALLEY AREA TO PERMIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPOSED KWONG YUEN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE IS PROPOSED.
OTHER AMENDMENTS IN THE DISTRICT CONCERN RAILWAY LAND AND ITS ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID THAT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH SIMILAR ZONING IN THE MAIN URBAN AREAS, ALL RAILWAY LAND ON THE OUTLINE ZONING PLAN HAD BEEN ZONED +OTHER SPECIFIED USES+ AND GIVEN THE APPROPRIATE ANNOTATION TO REFLECT THE EXISTING OR INTENDED DEVELOPMENT.
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