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SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1986

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PURPOSE-BUILT ACCESS RAMPS AND SPECIALLY DESIGNED TOILET FACILITIES ARE ALSO PROVIDED FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED.

CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE TNO, -ICH INCLUDES A SKATING RINK, COURTS FOR BALL GAMES AND CHILDREN'S PLAY AREAS, IS NOW IN FULL S. ING AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED LATER THIS YEAR.

PERSONS WHO WISH TO OPERATE THE REFRESHMENT KIOSK IN PHASE ONE SHOULD OBTAIN A TENDER FORM FROM THE RSD'S KWAI CHUNG DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE NINTH FLOOR, KWAI HING GOVERNMENT OFFICE, 166-174 HING FONG ROAD, KAI CHUNG.

COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE DEPOSITED INTO THE TENDER BOX AT THE RSD HEADQUARTERS ON THIRD FLOOR, SWIRE AND MACLAINE HOUSE, 19-23 AUSTIN AVENUE, TSIM SHA TSUI, BEFORE 9 AM ON APRIL 4.

THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WILL BE GRANTED A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT FROM JUNE 1.

ENQUIRERS MAY TELEPHONE 0-247201 FOR FURTHER DETAILS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

YUEN LONG BOARD TO MEET *****

THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING ON MONDAY (MARCH 3) FOR MEMBERS TO CLEAR THE BACKLOG OF WORK BEFORE THE FINANCIAL YEAR CLOSES.

APART FROM THE ADJOURNED ITEMS OF THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS DEALING WITH MEASURES TO MEET THE SHORTFALL OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG, AND THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.

THE DISCUSSION ON SCHOOL PLACES WILL BE BASED ON A PAPER PREPARED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROPOSING A PACKAGE OF MEASURES TO RELIEVE A PROJECTED SHORTAGE OF FORM 1 PLACES IN THE TWO DISTRICTS FOR NEXT SIX YEARS.

THE TWO DISTRICTS ARE REGARDED AS ONE REGION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SCHOOL PLACE ALLOCATION AND YUEN LONG, LIKE TUEN MUN, IS EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE TREMENDOUS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE 1990'S WHICH WOULD RESULT IN SPECIAL POPULATION BUILD-UP.

AS FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD PROPOSAL, MEMBERS WILL BE INVITED TO ENDORSE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SECTION OF ROAD BETWEEN FAIRVIEW PARK AND MAI PO ON AN EARTH EMBANKMENT.

THIS SECTION FORMS PART OF PHASE 111 OF THE AU TAU FAN KAM ROAD PORTION OF THE OVERALL IMPROVEMENT WORKS FOR THE NTCR, WHICH RUNS FROM AU TAU TO NORTH TAI PO VIA MAI PO, SAN TIN, KWU TUNG AND FANL ING.

THE PHASE