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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1985

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MR LO ALSO SAID THAT FREE ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES, SUCH AS CANTONESE OPERAS, VARIETY SHOWS, POP CONCERTS AND PUPPET SHOWS, ARE REGULARLY ARRANGED IN SEVEN OUTDOOR VENUES AND COMMUNITY CENTRES.

ON AVERAGE, THREE PROGRAMMES ARE PRESENTED EACH MONTH IN TSUEN WAN, ATTRACTING 200 TO 800 AUDIENCE EACH TIME.

TO STRENGTHEN LIBRARY FACILITIES IN TSUEN WAN, MR LO SAID, A PUBLIC LIBRARY OF 282 SQUARE METRES WILL BE FITTED OUT AT THE UNIT NOS. 215-219 SHEK FONG HOUSE, SHEK WAI KOK ESTATE. IT WILL BE COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY 1986.

THE COMMITTEE DECIDED TO NAME IT THE SHEK WAI KOK PUBLIC LIBRARY.

LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM ON RIGHT TRACK

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THE GOVERNMENT IS CALLING TENDERS FOR THE FORMATION OF A LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT RESERVE ON THE TUEN MUN-YUEN LONG CORRIDOR.

THE CONTRACT ALSO CALLS FOR THE REPROVISIONING OF THE EXISTING FOOTPATH AND CYCLETRACK, THE BUILDING OF NEW ACCESS ROADS AND PARTIAL REALIGNMENT OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE AT THE LRT TERMINUS IN EAST YUEN LONG.

IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE FIVE FOOTBRIDGES AND SEVERAL BRIDGES TO CARRY THE LRT OVER EXISTING WATERCOURSES.

WORK IS DUE TO BEGIN IN JANUARY, 1986 AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 18 MONTHS.

THE CONTRACT IS PART OF GOVERNMENT PREPARATORY WORK FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF THE LRT SYSTEM WHICH WILL LINK TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG.

THE WHOLE CONTRACT IS FOR 23 KILOMETRES OF DOUBLE TRACKS AND 41 STOPS. WORK STARTED IN AUGUST AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1988.

ABOUT SEVEN KILOMETRES OF RESERVE FOR THE TRACK WAS PREPARED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.

THE PRESENT CALL FOR TENDERS IS FOR FURTHER FORMATION WORK ON RESERVES WHICH WILL CARRY THE TRACK BETWEEN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG.

WHEN COMPLETED THE RESERVE WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE MAIN CONTRACTOR WHO WILL BEGIN TRACK LAYING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS.

TENDERS CLOSE AT NOON ON NOVEMBER 22. FORMS AND DETAILS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS, JOINT ENGINEERS, C/O BINNIE AND PARTNERS (HONG KONG), 51ST FLOOR, HOPEWELL CENTRE, 183 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST.