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SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1987

+SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS MAY ALSO MAKE USE OF CAMPS FOR GATHERING, SHE ADDED.

ON THE SCOUT MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG, MRS WONG NOTED THAT OVER THE PAST 75 YEARS IT HAD GROWN TO BECOME A LARGE ORGANISATION WHICH ENJOYED THE SUPPORT OF OVER 45 000 SCOUTS, SCOUTERS AND OTHER MEMBERS IN 1 267 UNITS CO-ORDINATED BY FOUR SCOUT REGIONS,

SHE POINTED OUT THAT THE ASSOCIATION OPERATED SEVEN ACTIVITY CENTRES AND CAMPSITES FOR ITS MEMBERS AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF OTHER YOUTH ORGANISATIONS AND WELFARE AGENCIES.

SHE COMPLIMENTED MEMBERS OF THE PAK SHA WAN SEA ACTIVITY CENTRE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR PILOTING THE PLANNING AND PREPARATION WORK FOR THE PHASE 11 DEVELOPMENT OF THE CENTRE.

UPON COMPLETION OF PHASE 1 IN 1988, THE CENTRE WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF FACILITIES FOR SEA ACTIVITIES FOR SCOUT MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS A DAY CENTRE, BUT WILL ALSO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH MORE COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRACTICE IN A RESIDENTIAL SETTING.

MRS WONG ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION FOR CONTINUING TO LOOK FORWARD, TO ANTICIPATE THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION AND TO BE WILLING TO DEVELOP EXISTING AND CHALLENGING PROGRAMMES TO MEETING THESE NEEDS.

HOTEL AND OFFICES PLAN FOR FERRY TERMINAL SITE APPROVED

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A HOTEL AND OFFICES BLOCK DEVELOPMENT ON THE HONG KONG/CHINA FERRY TERMINAL SITE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT CANTON ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI. WAS AMONG 49 PLANS APPROVED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE

IN MARCH.

THE 18-STOREY HOTEL WILL HAVE A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 13 338 SQUARE METRES AND A TOTAL OF 395 ROOMS. THE SIX BLOCKS OF OFFICES TO BE DEVELOPED ON THE SITE WILL ALSO BE 18 STOREYS AND HAVE A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 110 660 SQUARE METRES.

OF THE PLANS APPROVED, 26 RELATED TO APARTMENT/RESIDENCE AND APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING TWO 32-STOREY BLOCKS IN TSUEN WAN AND THREE 28-STOREY BLOCKS IN YUEN LONG. THEY ALSO INCLUDED A SEVEN-STOREY EXTENSION TO THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE IN WATERLOO ROAD, KOWLOON.

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