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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1989

THE SECRETARY ALSO VISITED THE LUNG TIN HOUSING ESTATE PHASE I, WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN 1980 AND ACCOMMODATES ABOUT 1,320 PEOPLE.

AT NGONG PING, MR LIAO VISITED THE PO LIN MONASTERY AND THE BIG BUDDHA STATUE. AND WAS BRIEFED ON RELATED DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS.

HE WAS TOLD THAT THE BRONZE STATUE, 33.95 METRES HIGH AND WEIGHING 250 TONS, HAD COST ABOUT #68 MILLION TO BUILD.

AN ACTIVITY CENTRE, WITH A CONVENTION HALL, GUEST ROOMS AND QUARTERS FOR BUDDHIST SCHOLARS, WOULD ALSO BE BUILT .

WITH THE EXPECTED THE STATUE, THE

IMPROVED ΤΟ PROVIDE

MR LIAO ALSO LEARNT THAT, IN ORDER TO COPE INCREASE IN DEMAND POR VEHICULAR ACCESS ΤΟ THREE-KILOMETRE NGONG PING ACCESS ROAD WOULD BE FOR TWO-WAY TRAFFIC. FACILITIES SUCH AS A PUBLIC CARPARK AND A LARGER BUS TERMINAL WOULD ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED.

SOUTHERN DISTRICT AFFAIRS SYMPOSIUM ON SATURDAY

SOUTHERN DISTRICT RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR OWN COMMUNITY AT A "DISTRICT AFFAIRS SYMPOSIUM" TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 251 EVENING.

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THE SYMPOSIUM, WHICH FORMS THE FINAL PART OF THE "SOUTHERN DISTRICT IN PERSPECTIVE' CASE STUDY CONTEST, WILL BEGIN AT 7.30 PM AT THE LEI TUNG COMMUNITY HALL IN LEI TUNG ESTATE. ALL RESIDENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.

IN THE FIRST PART OF THE CONTEST, WHICH HAS BEEN COMPLETED, CONTESTANTS CARRIED OUT IN-DEPTH RESEARCH OF A LOCAL ISSUE. IN SECOND PART. THEY WILL MAKE A SLIDE PRESENTATION ON THEIR FINDINGS SATURDAY'S SYMPOSIUM.

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THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF SIX SLIDE PRESENTATIONS, RACH LASTING ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

THE TOPICS ARE: ENVIRONMENT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT; TIN WAN REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME; A DISAPPEARING TRADE: FIG-REARING; A BEAUTIFICATION SCHEME IN TAI WAN NEW VILLAGE; LOCAL YOUTHS' VIEWS ON YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRES: AND DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT.

THREE WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN, AND EACH WILL RECEIVE A TROPHY.

ADJUDICATORS FOR THE FINAL PART ARE A HOST OF RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG'S TELEVISION PROGRAMME "TODAY IN LEGCO", MR Y.C. CHAN: SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR HUI YUNG-CHUNG; AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER. MR DAVID LEUNG.

/THE CONTEST