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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1987

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MORE COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR BORDER TOWN

MUCH PROGRESS WILL BE MADE IN THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR THE BORDER TOWNSHIP OF SHA TAU KOK IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR MATTHEW CHEUNG, (WEDNESDAY).

SAID TODAY

SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE SHA TAU KOK GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEET, MR CHEUNG SAID A RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE ΤΟ ACCOMMODATE 3,900 PEOPLE FRONTIER CLOSED AREA WOULD BE COMPLETED IN SHA TAU KOK.

TO COPE WITH DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT, THERE WOULD AIR-CONDITIONED COMMUNITY HALL MANAGED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT WITH A PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE, HE SAID.

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A 12-CLASSROOM CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL IN SHA TAU кок, WHICH COSTS $10.5 MILLION, WOULD BE OPEN NEXT SEPTEMBER, HE ADDED. EQUIPPED WITH MODERN TEACHING FACILITIES, THE SCHOOL WOULD PROVIDE A GOOD LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR PUPILS IN THE AREA.

TURNING TO SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION, MR CHEUNG SAID A NEW SCHOOL WOULD BE COMPLETED, TWO YEARS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, IN 1989 IN NORTH DISTRICT TO MEET THE SHORTFALL. IN SECONDARY SCHOOL, PLACES,

WITH A RISING POPULATION IN THE DISTRICT, THE SHORTAGE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES HAD AROUSED MUCH CONCERN FROM THE RESIDENTS, HE SAID.

TO RELIEVE THE SHORTFALL, THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD AND THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEF IIAD, TN THE PAST FEW MONTHS; HELD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH THE GOVERNMENT WHICH HAD NOW DECIDED TO ADVANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW SECONDARY SCHOOL, HE ADDED.

VILLAGE IN SOUTHERN GETS CLEAN LOOK

POK FU LAM VILLAGE IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT GOT A CLEANER LOOK TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AFTER A SPECIAL OPERATION ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD IN SUPPORT OF THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN.

THE CLEAN UP OPERATION COVERED A NUMBER OF BLACK SPOTS IN THE VILLAGE WHERE REFUSE AND BULKY GARBAGE WERE DUMPED.

THE GARBAGE WAS CLEARED DURING THE OPERATION THROUGH THE JOINT EFFORTS OF THE STAFF OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND SOME CIVIC-MINDED VOLUNTEERS FROM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS,

MEANWHILE, THE