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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1986

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SOUTHERN RESIDENTS TO DISCUSS DISTRICT AFFAIRS

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THE TIN WAN AND SHEK PAI WAN AREA COMMITTEE IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT WILL HOLD A SEMINAR ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 19) AFTERNOON FOR RESIDENTS' ORGANISATIONS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON DISTRICT AFFAIRS.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE AREA COMMITTEE, THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM AT THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES HALL OF THE ABERDEEN CIVIC CENTRE.

THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAS ORGANISED SIMILAR SEMINARS WITH THE POK FU LAM, THE ABERDEEN AND AP LE CHAU, AND THE STANLEY AND SHEK O AREA COMMITTEES EARLIER THIS YEAR.

MORE MEETINGS WILL BE HELD IN THE OTHER TWO AREAS OF THE DISTRICT - WAH FU, AND WONG CHUK HANG AND BAYS.

+A SEMINAR FOR DISTRICT BOARD AND AREA COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE HELD EARLY NEXT YEAR AS A FINALE OF THE CURRENT EXERCISE TO STRENGTHEN TIES AMONG THE BOARD, AREA COMMITTEES. MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND RESIDENT BODIES,+ A SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.

SUNDAY'S SEMINAR WILL INCLUDE A VIDEO, THE NEW FACES OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT+, WHICH IS ABOUT THE DISTRICT'S DEVELOPMENT AND THE DISTRICT BOARD'S WORK. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY GROUP DISCUSSIONS ON TRANSPORT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING MATTERS.

ABOUT 70 REPRESENTATIVES FROM MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS CORPORATIONS AND RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND, ALONG WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR SIMON LORD, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING.

TSING YI NORTH BRIDGE WORK ON SCHEDULE

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WORK ON TSING YI NORTH BRIDGE IS PROGRESSING ON SCHEDULE AND THE $200 MILLION PROJECT -- THE SECOND LINK BETWEEN TSUEN WAN AND THE ISLAND -- IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED NEXT OCTOBER.

STAFF FROM THE TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON WENT ON A SITE VISIT TO THE BRIDGE TO INSPECT PROGRESS OF CONSTRUCTION.

PROJECT MANAGER (TSUEN WAN), DR EDWARD PRYOR, AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER (SOUTH) OF THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE, MR JOHN DEAN, WERE AMONG THOSE WHO WENT ON THE VISIT.

A SEPARATE SITE VISIT TO THE BRIDGE IS BEING ORGANISED FOR MEMBERS OF THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT BOARD TO KEEP THEM INFORMED OF VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

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