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TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1986

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WORK TO TART ON ROAD NETWORK IN FANLING

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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A CONTRACT WORTH MORE THAN $60 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A ROAD NETWORK IN A NEW DEVELOPMENT AREA OF FANLING LATER THIS MONTH.

THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE TAI PO AND FANLING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, MR YU KWOK-LEUNG, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONTRACTOR, LILLEY CONSTRUCTION LTD.

THE NEW DEVELOPMENT AREA LIES TO THE SOUTH OF SHEK WỤ HUI BETWEEN SHEUNG SHUI RAILWAY STATION AND JOCKEY CLUB ROAD.

THE CONTRACT INVOLVES CONSTRUCTING ABOUT FOUR KILOMETRES OF DISTRIBUTOR AND INTERNAL ROADS AND AN ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE SYSTEM, AS WELL AS TWO FOOTBRIDGES LINKING SHEUNG SHUI STATION WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENT AREA.

WHEN DEVELOPED, THE AREA WILL HAVE A TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE WITH A MAXICAB TERMINUS AND TAXI STANDS, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES.

WORK ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.

WOMEN'S CLUB SERVING THE COMMUNITY

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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ANSON CHAN, TODAY (TUESDAY) PRAISED THE KOWLOON WOMEN'S WELFARE CLUB FOR ITS EFFORTS IN PROMOTING WOMEN'S WELFARE AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY.

SPEAKING AT THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL DINNER OF THE KOWLOON WOMEN'S WELFARE CLUB, MRS CHAN SAID THE CLUB CONSTANTLY ORGANISED GROUP WORK ACTIVITIES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MODERN WOMEN FOR KNOWLEDGE AND A FULLER LIFE,

THE CLUB ALSO MAINTAINED CONTACT WITH OVERSEAS WOMEN WELFARE AGENCIES AND EXCHANGED WORKING EXPERIENCE, SHE SAID.

ON MANY OCCASIONS THE CLUB HAD CLOSELY CO-OPERATED WITH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IN HELPING THE VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS, ASSISTING THE NEEDY PEOPLE, PROVIDING EDUCATION, OFFERING SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY AND CARING FOR CHILDREN, MRS CHAN SAID.

WOMEN OF TODAY MUST BE BOTH INDEPENDENT AND PROGRESSIVE IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES, SHE SAID.

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