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FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1986

FROM THE AIR, SIR EDWARD SAW SITES OF TWO MAJOR PROJECTS AT TSANG TSUI IN THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF TUEN MUN - AN ENCLOSED LAGOON WHICH WOULD BE USED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF PULVERISED FUEL ASH FROM THE CASTLE PEAK POWER STATION AND THE B.B.C. RELAY STATION WHICH INVOLVED THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIVE TOWERS FOR RADIO BROADCASTING TO ASIAN COUNTRIES.

AFTER THE HELICOPTER TOUR, SIR EDWARD PROCEEDED TO SIU HONG COURT WHOSE OUTSTANDING ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPING HAVE WON TWO MAJOR AWARDS.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE SENIOR HOUSING MANAGER OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT/NEW TERRITORIES (WEST), MR HUI CHEE-CHUNG, AND HOUSING MANAGER OF SIU HONG COURT, MR CHOW CHEE-KONG, SIR EDWARD VISITED, THE REST GARDEN AND THE COMMERCIAL COMPLEX.

SIU HONG COURT WAS DESIGNED AS A SELF-CONTAINED COMMUNITY WITH A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SHOPPING, EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. IT HAS 20 HIGH-RISE BLOCKS PROVIDING HOMES FOR ABOUT 18 000 PEOPLE.

FROM THE ROOF OF SIU YIN COURT, THE GOVERNOR HAD A PANORAMIC VIEW OF VARIOUS KEY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE VICINITY.

HE WAS BRIEFED ON THE PROGRESS OF CONSTRUCTION WORK ON LEUNG KING AND TIN KING ESTATES IN THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE NEW TOWN, WHICH WOULD BE COMPLETED NEXT YEAR.

SIR EDWARD WAS ALSO BRIEFED ON VARIOUS OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

THE TUEN MUN REGIONAL HOSPITAL, WITH 1 228 BEDS FOR GENERAL PATIENTS AND 340 BEDS FOR PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTALLY RETARDED PATIENTS, WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT YEAR. THE FIRST INDOOR GAMES HALL IN THE DISTRICT WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

THE GOVERNOR THEN VISITED THE 100-YEAR-OLD VILLAGE OF KE LUN WAI AND WAS BRIEFED ON ITS HISTORY AND PRESENT SITUATION BY VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE, MR CHAN WING=HING.

AT THE TUEN MUN TOWN PARK, SIR EDWARD WAS MET BY THE DISTRICT LEISURE MANAGER (TUEN MUN), MRJIMMY CHOW. THE PARK IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG TO HAVE AN ORNAMENTAL LAKE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR ROWING.

PHASE TWO OF THE PARK, CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDES ANOTHER UNIQUE FEATURE, A 160-METRE WIDE WATER CASCADE WHICH WILL BE THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG.

AT THE END OF THE TOUR, THE GOVERNOR MET TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS.

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