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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1987

COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT

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THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS THE DRAFT 1988-89 PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE DISTRICT SUBMITTED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AT A MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

DURING THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE INFORMED OF THE BUS ROUTE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES FOR 1987-88.

IN ADDITION, MEMBERS' VIEWS WILL ALSO BE SOUGHT ON THE ROAD IMPROVEMENT SCHEME TO BE CARRIED OUT AT KWAI CHUNG SOUTH AND CONTAINER PORT ROAD PROPOSED BY THE TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

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THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSAL ARE TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY KWAI CHUNG ROAD TO CATER FOR THE ANTICIPATED GROWTH IN TRAFFIC IN MID-1990'S AND TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LAI CHI BRIDGE AND CHING CHEUNG ROAD TO SERVICE TRAFFIC TO AND FROM THE CONTAINER PORT.

OTHER ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED INCLUDE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FOOTBRIDGE AT THE JUNCTION OF LAI CHI KOK ROAD AND PEI HO STREET AND TEMPORARY RESITING OF LICENSED HAWKERS IN CHEUNG FAT STREET, FAT CHEUNG STREET AND WING LUNG STREET TO FACILITATE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING TO BE STARTED AT 2.15 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD, AT 39 TONKIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR, KOWLOON.

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CS SEES EDUCATION OFFICERS AT WORK

AFTERNOON

THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MR DAVID FORD, THIS (THURSDAY) TOOK A LOOK AT THE WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DURING HIS VISIT TO THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS,

FOLLOWING A GENERAL DISCUSSION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF MR Y.T. LI; AND THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MR DAVID LAN, MR FORD A PRESENTATION ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK.

EDUCATION, GIVEN

WAS

MR FORD SHOWED SPECIAL INTEREST IN THE SCHOOLS BUILDING PROGRAMME AND THE WORK OF THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION WHICH IS TASKED TO PROMOTE THE STANDARD OF ENGLISH AND CHINESE TEACHING.

THE CHIEF