FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1986
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MORE ROADWORKS IN SHEK WU HUT
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WORK WILL START SOON ON BUILDING A NUMBER OF ROADS AND DRAINS IN SHEK WU HUT FOLLOWING THE AWARD OF A $62.8 MILLION CONTRACT YESTERDAY (THURSDAY).
ABOUT ONE KILOMETRE OF DISTRIBUTOR ROAD WILL BE PROVIDED TO LINK UP WITH FANLING BYPASS, AND TWO KILOMETRES OF INTERNAL ROAD WILL BE BUILT IN KA LENG AND NG UK TSUEN.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT ARE A BUS TERMINUS, TWO CARPARKS, THREE PEDESTRIAN-CYCLIST SUBWAYS AND ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING WORKS.
THE ROADS WILL PROVIDE VEHICULAR ACCESS AND STORMWATER AND SEWER DRAINAGE TO A PROPOSED PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL FLATS AND LAND FOR EVENTUAL GOVERNMENT AND EDUCATION USE IN THE AREA.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 20 MONTHS.
THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO HARBOUR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED BY THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
SCOUTS BAND SHOWS BEATING RETREAT' TALENT
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A GROUP OF TRAINING CENTRE INMATES DEMONSTRATED THEIR TALENT THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING AT AN IMPRESSIVE BEATING RETREAT+ TO MARK THE SETTING UP OF THE 221ST GROUP OF HONG KONG ISLAND SCOUT BAND.
THE NEW BAND OF 50 MEMBERS, ALL INMATES OF THE CAPE COLLINSON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, ARE AGED BETWEEN 16 AND 21, AND EITHER PLAY PIPES AND DRUMS OR BRASS INSTRUMENTS.
THE CEREMONY WAS HELD AT THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE AT STANLEY AND THE OCCASION ALSO MARKED THE INAUGURATION OF THE GROUP'S SCOUT COUNCIL.
MR LAU HON-WAH AND MR HERMAN HUI HAVE BEEN INVITED TO BE PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE 25-MEMBER COUNCIL WHICH MANAGES THE FOUR-MONTH-OLD SCOUT GROUP.
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COUNCIL MEMBERS ALSO INCLUDE TWO PARENTS OF THE SCOUTS AND 19 CORRECTIONAL STAFF TRAINED BY THE HONG KONG SCOUT ASSOCIATION.
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