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WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1993

GOVERNMENT DETERMINED TO FURTHER IMPROVE NT ENVIRONMENT

THE GOVERNMENT IS DETERMINED

FURTHER IMPROVE THE LIVING RESIDENTS ENVIRONMENT FOR

IN THE NEW

THE TERRITORIES,

REGIONAL

FOR THE SECRETARY

NEW TERRITORIES, MR ALBERT

THIS

(WEDNESDAY) MORNING.

TO

LAM,

SAID

THAN

WORKS

UNDERTAKEN

BY

LAM

DURING HIS VISIT TO INSPECT LOCAL PUBLIC CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION IN SHA TIN AND TAI PO, MR

MILLION $34

UNDER SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALLOCATED MORE LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME TO CARRY OUT PROJECTS IN RURAL AREAS THE 1993/94 FINANCIAL YEAR.

THE FOR

THE AMOUNT WILL BE USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOOTPATHS, PARKING AREAS, DRAINAGE CHANNELS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND SITTING- NINE DISTRICTS OUT AREAS. THE PROJECTS WILL BE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE ACCESS ROAD TO WU KAI SHA VILLAGE IN SHA TIN, HE SAID, WAS RESPONSE ΤΟ COMPLETED LAST SUMMER AT A COST OF $370,000. THIS WAS IN A REQUEST PUT TO THE DISTRICT OFFICER BY VILLAGERS IN 1990.

UK

TAI

PO, WHERE

ANOTHER EXAMPLE CAN BE FOUND IN SAN

TSAI, WORK ON A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AND A VAN TRACK ARE IN PROGRESS.

THESE TWO PROGRAMMES COST ABOUT $640,000 AND ARE UNDERTAKEN WORKS STAFF OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE.

BY

THE WORKS ARE WARMLY WELCOME BY THE VILLAGERS.

WILL

UPGRADE

"ALL THESE IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES LIFE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES RESIDENTS, MR LAM SAID.

"

THE

QUALITY OF

VILLAGE IN SHA

ARE THE CONSTRUCTION

AND TIN,

A

BY HIS

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS COVERED IMPROVEMENT TO AN ACCESS ROAD TO MA ON SHAN

MUI TZE LAM OF TWO RAIN SHELTERS IN FOOTBRIDGE IN SAN TONG VILLAGE, TAI PO.

INSPECTION TOUR

THE TSUEN,

0

-

CONSULTANTS APPOINTED TO REVIEW PUBLIC WORKS PROCEDURES

* * * * *

THE

PUBLIC

GOVERNMENT HAS APPOINTED CONSULTANTS TO REVIEW THE PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO

AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME

UPLIFT

WORKS IMPROVE OVERALL PERFORMANCE.

THE AGREEMENT FOR THE NINE-MONTH CONSULTANCY STUDY WAS SIGNED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES BLAKE AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE MCKINSEY AND COMPANY INC HONG KONG, MR TREVOR MACMURRAY.

/MR BLAKE *******