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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1985

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DISCUSSION ON THIRD UNIVERSITY PROPOSAL

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IN RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSAL TO STUDY THE

FEASIBILITY OF BUILDING A THIRD UNIVERSITY, TUEN MUN DISTRICT BJAR MEMBERS WILL AGAIN SPEAK OUT ON A SUGGESTION TO ESTABLISH THE UNIVERSITY IN THE NORTH-WESTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AT THE !.. MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY) MORNING.

BOARD MEMBERS MADE THE SUGGESTION LAST YEAR AND HAD PROPOSED THAT THE LAND NEAR FU TEI WAS THE MOST SUITABLE FOR THE THIRD UNIVERSITY.

AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ASK THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT TO EXPLAIN THE POLICY ON ENLARGED HOUSEHOLDS FOR SINGLE PERSONS IN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS.

THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE WILL ALSO PRESENT A PAPER ON THE DEMAND FORECAST FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND THE CONVERSIO OF SURPLUS PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE WELCOMED TO COVER THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 10 AM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE BOARD SECRETARIAT ON THE THRID FLOOR, TUEN MUN GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, NO. 1, TUEN HI ROAD, TUEN MUN.

A GOVERNMENT VEHICLE WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 9 AM SHARP TO TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO TUEN MUN.

KWUN TONG GEARED FOR STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE *****

KWUN TONG WILL STRATEGICALLY BECOME AN IMPORTANT AREA FOR HONG KONG IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, SAID THIS (MONDAY) EVENING.

SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL BALL AND INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG KWUN TONG INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE ASSOCIATION, MR WIGGHAM SAID THE INDUSTRIAL AREA OF KWUN TONG HAS ALREADY BEEN PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENTS OF LOCAL INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, EVER SINCE IT WAS DEVELOPED IN THE FIFTIES.

+WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL, AND THE NEW TRAFFIC SYSTEMS PROPOSED IN THE MEDIUM-LONG TERM STUDY REPORT OF THE EAST KOWLOON TRAFFIC STUDY, KWUN TONG WILL BECOME A MORE STRATEGIC POSITION.+

MR WIGGEAM

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