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FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1985

VALUE OF YOUTH ACTIVITIES STRESSED

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PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES AND KEEN CIVIC AWARENESS WERE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO WERE THE FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY, THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR THOMAS CHAN, SAID TONIGHT.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, HE SAID YOUNG PEOPLE COULD DEVELOP THEIR TALENT AND LEADERSHIP BY TAKING PART IN THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.

THE DISTRICT'S CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, HE SAID, HAD ADOPTED THE IYY THEME +PARTICIPATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE+ IN ORGANISING THE MORE THAN 140 ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTHS.

THE PROGRAMME WAS A VERY MEANINGFUL SCHEME, WHICH PROVIDED HEALTHY ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTHS, AND ENCOURAGED THEM TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THEIR SPARE TIME.

+THEY CAN ENRICH THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND AT THE SAME TIME SERVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PARTICIPATION, HE SAID.

A PERFORMANCE BY THE HONG KONG ACADEMY OF BALLET MARKED THE OPENING OF THE TAI PO SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.

AMENDMENTS TO TWO DRAFT PLANS ******

THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLANS FOR WANG TAU HOM AND TUNG TAU,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID THE AMENDMENTS WERE NECESSARY TO BRING IT IN LINE WITH HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S REDEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS FOR THE WANG TAU HOM, LOK FU, TUNG TAU AND LOWER WONG TAI SIN ESTATES.

ACCORDING TO THE DEVELOPMENT LAYOUT PLAN, WANG TAU HOM ESTATE WILL BE EXTENDED WESTWARDS AND A SITE OF ABOUT 2.8 HECTARES AT LOK FU IS RESERVED FOR OPEN SPACE DEVELOPMENT.

THE EXISTING SITE FOR A HOUSING DEPARTMENT STAFF QUARTERS AT THE JUNCTION OF TUNG TAU TSUEN ROAD AND TAI SHING STREET IS TO BE INTEGRATED WITH ADJOINING SITES FOR A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITH OPEN SPACE AND MARKET FACILITIES.

OTHER AMENDMENTS INCLUDE THE INCORPORATION OF THE WESTERN ACCESS, A NEW ELEVATED ROAD ACROSS LUNG CHEUNG ROAD CONNECTING JUNCTION ROAD AND THE REALIGNED FU ME STREET IN THE SOUTH WITH ROADS IN THE MA CHA HANG AND CHUK YUEN AREAS; AND ALSO A REVISION OF THE LAND USE PROPOSALS IN THE AREA TO THE NORTH OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD.

/NY PERSON