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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1988

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IMPROVEMENTS AHEAD FOR SHA TIN DISTRICT

THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR VICTOR YUNG, CALLED ON THE 90,000 REGISTERED ELECTORS IN SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.

TODAY

(THURSDAY)

TO VOTE IN THE

DISTRICT OFFICE,

THE PAST YEAR OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, LOCAL

SPEAKING AT A SPRING RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE MR YUNG SAID SHA TIN HAD SHOWN STEADY IMPROVEMENTS IN AS A RESULT OF CO-OPERATION ORGANISATIONS, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND RESIDENTS.

WORK

THE DISTRICT OFFICE THIS YEAR IS TO "AN IMPORTANT JOB OF STRENGTHEN THE LINK WITH GRASSROOT ORGANISATIONS AND STEP UP ITS IN COMMUNITY BUILDING," HE SAID.

WITH

HE NOTED THAT UNTIL NOW, THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAD ASSISTED

AND 24 OWNERS THE SETTING UP OF MORE THAN 220 MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES CORPORATIONS, AND THAT MORE SUCH BODIES WOULD BE SET UP THIS YEAR.

AND

LOOKING AHEAD, MR YUNG SAID PROBLEMS IN THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING POLLUTION IN SHING MUN RIVER, SHORTAGE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES CONGESTION AT LION ROCK TUNNEL WOULD BE IMPROVED.

DREDGING

OF SHING MUN RIVER, "TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY WORK AT THE RIVER HAS STARTED; THE DISCHARGE OF INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT IS UNDER CONTROL; SLUDGE FROM THE SHA TIN WATER TREATMENT WORKS

IN ΤΟ DISCHARGE

AND SEA; TREATED FOR

THE LIVESTOCK " HE SAID. CONTROL PROGRAMME WILL BE ENFORCED IN JUNE,

THE

WILL BE WASTE

17 SCHOOLS WILL "ON THE PROVISION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES,

BY 1993. SHORT-TERM IMPORVEMENT BE BUILT IN THE DISTRICT

MEASURES MORE FORM ONE CLASSES, SETTING BEING TAKEN INCLUDE THE RUNNING OF

ADVANCING THE OPENING UP MORE REMEDIAL AND STANDARD CLASSROOMS, AND OF NEW SCHOOLS.

SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES

"IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE SHORTAGE OF WILL BE REDUCED FROM 2,300 IN 1987 TO ABOUT 880 BY 1993.

"ALSO, THE CONGESTION PROBLEM RESOLVED WITH THE COMPLETION OF ROUTE CAIRN TUNNEL IN 1991."

AT LION ROCK TUNNEL WILL BE 5 NEXT YEAR AND THE TATE'S

DISTRICT

ATTENDED BY

BOARD ORGANISATIONS, LOCAL DIGNITARIES,

+ THE DEPUTY REGIONAL

MR

KWAN,

TODAY'S

SPRING RECEPTION WAS MEMBERS, REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES (SPECIAL. DUTIES), WAS THE GUEST OF HONOUR.

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