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THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1993

WORKS ON LARGEST OPEN SPACE ON TSING YI DUE TO START

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WORKS FOR THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT THE LARGEST OPEN SPACE ON TSING YI ISLAND WILL START AT THE END

OF THIS MONTH, FOLLOWING A CONTRACT-SIGNING FOR THE WORKS THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.

THE $43 MILLION WORKS ON THE "DISTRICT OPEN SPACE, AREA ONE AND TWO" FORMS

OF PART OF THE CONTINUING PROGRAMME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TSING YI.

THE

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CONTRACT

TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S PROJECT MANAGER OF

THE WAN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, MR TANG KWOK-KEE, SIGNED WITH A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONTRACTOR, HOI SING CONSTRUCTION CO LTD.

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THE PROJECT WILL COVER THE TWO SITES WITH A TOTAL AREA OF ABOUT SEVEN HECTARES AT THE TOWN CENTRE OF THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF TSING YI.

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THE CONTRACT WORKS WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE FLOOD-LIT TENNIS COURTS, CHILDREN'S PLAY AREAS, AN ORNAMENTAL LAKE, LAKE-SIDE CAFETERIA, A TOILET BLOCK, SITTING-OUT AREAS, LANDSCAPED AREAS AND OTHER ANCILLARY FACILITIES.

THE WORKS ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY MID-1995.

UPON COMPLETION, THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE KEY OPEN SPACES WHICH WILL

OF LINK WITH OTHERS ON TSING YI TO FORM A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OPEN SPACES FOR THE PUBLIC.

WHICH,

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ONE OF THE TWO PROJECT SITES HAS BEEN PLANNED TO LINK UP WITH ANOTHER PROJECT SITE TO FORM THE PROPOSED TSING YI TOWN PARK, WITH A VARIETY OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, WILL BECOME A FOCAL OF THE TSING YI TOWN CENTRE.

THE OPEN SPACES PROVIDED BY THE PROJECT WILL BE LINKED TO THE SURROUNDING MAJOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS BY A COMPREHENSIVE FOOTPATH SYSTEM.

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CHANCE FOR YOUNG MUSICIAN TO ATTEND U.S. MUSIC CAMP

A TALENTED YOUNG STRING PLAYER FROM HONG KONG WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY ΤΟ RECEIVE INTENSIVE TRAINING IN SYMPHONIC MUSIC PERFORMANCE BY BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE WORLD YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN THE 1993 INTERLOCHEN ARTS CAMP AT INTERLOCHEN IN MICHIGAN, USA.

RECOGNISED AS THE PREMIER FINE ARTS CAMP IN THE WORLD, THE ANNUAL MUSIC CAMP WILL BE HELD FROM JUNE 27 TO AUGUST 23 THIS YEAR.

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