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SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 1985

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REFERRING TO THE FULLY AUTOMATIC COMPUTER-CONTROLLED IRRIGATION SYSTEM, MR CHOW SAID THAT SPRINKLERS AND DRIPS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED IN THE PARK COULD BE PROGRAMMED TO OPERATE AT NIGHT TO MINIMISE INCONVENIENCE TO VISITORS, THE QUANTITY OF WATER USED COULD ALSO BE ADJUSTED TO SUIT THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF PLANTS AND PREVAILING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

HE SAID HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THE PARK WOULD BE POPULAR WITH THE 260 000 RESIDENTS OF THE NEW TOWN.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT OF THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, MR ANDY LEWIS, WHO HAS BEEN CLOSELY INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT, SAID THAT THE PARK +REPRESENTS AN IDEAL BLEND OF CHINESE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND MODERN WESTERN TECHNOLOGY+.

WORK ON STAGE TWO OF THE PROJECT WILL START LATER THIS YEAR WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 160-METRE WATER CASCADE, THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG.

ON COMPLETION, IT WILL BECOME THE CENTRE OF ATTRACTION IN THE $85 MILLION PARK WHICH WILL PROVIDE A FOCAL POINT OF RECREATION FOR RESIDENTS OF THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING NEW TOWN.

MORE PARKS ARE TO BE BUILT FOR THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS TO PROVIDE BETTER LEISURE FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE MOVING INTO THE NEW TOWNS.

TAI PO SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME A SUCCESS

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THE SUCCESS OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME IN TAI PO WAS THE RESULT OF CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR PETER NG, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

+BY PARTICIPATING IN THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, YOUNG PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR PARTICIPATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE AND CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID.

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MR NG WAS SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY OF A POP CONCERT WHICH MARKED THE END OF THE TAI PO SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.

HE SAID THAT THE PROGRAMME WAS A MEANINGFUL PROJECT WHICH NOT ONLY PROVIDED HEALTHY ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS, BUT ALSO ENCOURAGED THEM TO MAKE USE OF THEIR LEISURE TO TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

THE SEVEN-WEEK SYP INCLUDED ABOUT 140 RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 30 000 PEOPLE.