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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1989

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"NEW RESIDENTS HAVE BEGUN TO MOVE INTO JUNK BAY NEW TOWN, THE POPULATION OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT HAS GROWN FROM 49,000 AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON TO MORE THAN 73,000 TODAY.

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"WE WARMLY WELCOME THE NEW RESIDENTS TO SAI KUNG DISTRICT, HE

THIS YEAR, THE TSUI LAM AND PO LAM ESTATES, AND ALL THE COMMUNITY AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM, WOULD BR COMPLETED, MR MUNN SAID.

THESE FACILITIES INCLUDED TWO NEW SCHOOLS, TWO NEW INDOOR RECREATION CENTRES, TWO COMMERCIAL COMPLEXES, TWO BUS TERMINALS AND MANY OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES.

MR MUNN ALSO LISTED IMPORTANT PROJECTS THAT WOULD BEGIN ELSEWHERE IN THE DISTRICT THIS YEAR.

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THESE WERE THE RECLAMATION AT CHUNG MEI TUK, CONSTRUCTION OF A SWIMMING POOL AND SPORTS COMPLEX IN SAI KUNG TOWN, EXTENSION OF WATER SUPPLY TO MORE VILLAGES, AND WIDENING OF HIRAM'S HIGHWAY.

"THE WIDENING OF THE WHOLE OF HIRAM'S HIGHWAY BETWEEN SAI KUNG TOWN AND CLEARWATER BAY ROAD WILL TAKE ABOUT FIVE YEARS, HE SAID.

"THE FIRST PART OF THE PROJECT, BETWEEN NAM WAI AND THE CHENG CHEK CHEE SECONDARY SCHOOL, WILL BEGIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR WILL TAKE ONE AND A HALF YEARS TO COMPLETE.

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"DURING CONSTRUCTION FULL TWO-WAY TRAFFIC WILL BE MAINTAINED."

ON THE LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME UNDER THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, MR MUNN SAID FOOTPATHS, BRIDGES, ACCESS ROADS, WATER PIPES, PIERS, PLAYGROUNDS AND OTHER FACILITIES IN THE RURAL AREAS WOULD CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED UNDER THIS PROGRAMME.

"TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE CONSULTING THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON PROPOSALS FOR MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND CO-ORDINATED IMPROVEMENTS TO SERVICES AND FACILITIES IN THE RURAL AREAS UNDER THE RURAL PLANNING AND IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY, HE ADDED.

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REFERRING TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE'S AIMS, MR MUNN SAID IT WOULD ASSIST AND PROMOTE THE IMPROVEMENT OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT, MINIMISE THE DISRUPTION CAUSED BY THE MANY PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE UNDERTAKEN, AND ENCOURAGE GREATER PARTICIPATION BY RESIDENTS IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

"WE SHALL BE PLACING EMPHASIS ON INCREASING AND CONTACTS BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND THE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.

"LAST YEAR, TWO AREA COMMITTEES, ONE IN SAI KUNG TOWN OTHER AT HANG HAU, AND FOUR MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES WERE FORMED DISTRICT.

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