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FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1990

WHERE A PARTICULAR FAMILY CANNOT MEET THE NEEDS OF A CHILD BECAUSE OF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, A CHILD MAY BE PLACED IN RESIDENTIAL CARE, BUT THERE SHOULD BE CONTINUED INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS IN THE SUPERVISION AND CARE OF THE CHILD;

IN AN INSTITUTIONAL SETTING, SMALLER RESIDENTIAL UNITS ARE PREFERABLE TO LARGER ONES;

WHILE THE CHILD IS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE, THE PERIOD OF CARE SHOULD BE ONE OF CONSTRUCTIVE EXPERIENCE TO THE CHILD: AND

A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME

OF PLANNING AND REGULAR ESSENTIAL FROM

ASSESSMENT FOR THE FAMILY AND THE CHILD PRE-PLACEMENT TO AFTERCARE.

IS

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TENDERS INVITED FOR FIRST PADS-RELATED PROJECT

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A MAJOR STEP IN THE GOVERNMENT'S PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (PADS) TAKES PLACE TODAY (FRIDAY) WITH TENDERS BEING INVITED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE YAU MA TEI REPLACEMENT TYPHOON SHELTER,

THE PROJECT IS NECESSARY IN ORDER THAT THE EXISTING TYPHOON SHELTER CAN BE REPLACED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION, WHICH FORMS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PADS.

AS ANNOUNCED EARLIER, THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION INVOLVES THE FORMATION OF OVER 300 HECTARES OF LAND FROM THE WEST-END WATERFRONT OF MEI FOO SUN CHUEN TO THE NORTH OF THE CHINA FERRY TERMINAL, CANTON ROAD.

DEVELOPMENTS,

APART FROM FUTURE USES FOR VARIOUS

THE MASSIVE LAND FORMED BY THE RECLAMATION WILL ALSO PROVIDE LAND RESERVES FOR THE RELATED TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURES PROPOSED UNDER THE PADS.

THESE INCLUDE THE WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING, WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY AND RAIL LINK TO THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK.

THE TENDER INVITATION PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY) IS FOR PHASE I OF THE REPLACEMENT TYPHOON SHELTER PROJECT.

WORKS OF THE PROJECT COMPRISE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT 525 METRES OF VERTICAL SEAWALLS, 25 MOORING DOLPHINS AND ABOUT 1,325 METRES OF PITCHES SLOPE BREAKWATERS.

IT ALSO INVOLVES 4.5 HECTARES OF THE LAND BORROW AREA AT TSING YI AND SAND BORROW AREA AT SOUTH TATHONG CHANNEL.

WORKS ARE EXPECTED TO START THIS MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

RECLAMATION, EXCAVATION IN EXTRACTION IN THE MARINE

AUGUST AND WILL TAKE 24

/THE WORKS

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