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THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1989

A SURVEYOR OF SHIPS OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, MR T.C. YEUNG, WHO WAS ALSO PRESENT AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, SAID HIS DEPARTMENT WAS WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT OVER THESE TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND WOULD KEEP THE PROGRESS OF THE COURSES UNDER REGULAR REVIEW.

HE SAID THE PROGRESS OF THE TRAINEES WOULD BE ASSESSED THROUGH REGULAR APPRAISALS AND A TEST AT THE END OF THE COURSE.

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ON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE TO THE SATISFACTION AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT WOULD ENDORSE THE TRAINEES' QUALIFICATIONS FOR SEA-GOING OPERATION ON A STEEL-HULL FISHING VESSEL WITHOUT FURTHER EXAMINATION. HE ADDED.

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SDA VISITS YUEN LONG

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THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION. MR DONALD LIAO, VISITED YUEN LONG DISTRICT THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING FOR AN UPDATE ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES,

MR MR ADOLF HSU, AND THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, LIAO FIRST TOURED WING PING TSUEN IN SAN TIN TO VIEW TAI FU TAI OF THE OLDEST AND MOST ATTRACTIVE BUILDINGS IN HONG KONG,

ROBIN

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MR ONE

REPORTED TO BE BUILT IN 1865, THE STRUCTURE IS A RICHLY EMBELLISHED RESIDENCE SITUATED ON SPACIOUS GROUND. WITH A LARGE OPEN SPACE IN FRONT AND A LYCHEE GARDEN AT THE BACK.

JULY

SINCE THE GAZETTING OF TAI FU TA AS A HISTORICAL 1987. MAJOR WORKS HAD BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO SAVE DILAPIDATION AND TO RESTORE IT TO ITS ORIGINAL SPLENDOUR.

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THE WORKS. CARRIED OUT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS OFFICE, WERE COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER LAST

YEAR.

MR LIAO THEN WENT TO LOK MA CHAU FOR A LOOK AT THE VEHICULAR BORDER LINK PROJECT.

STAGE I OF THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF A DUAL TWO-LANE HIGHWAY, A TWO-LANE CONCRETE BRIDGE OVER SHENZHEN RIVER. AN INTERCHANGE WITH THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD, AND BORDER CONTROL FACILITIES FOR DUAL EIGHT-LANES OF TRAFFIC.

CONSTRUCTION OF STAGE I BEGAN IN DECEMBER 1985 AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED AND PUT INTO OPERATION LATER THIS YEAR.

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