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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1993

THE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY, TO BE BUILT ENTIRELY ON THE RECLAIMED LAND OF THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION, WILL LINK THE WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING TOLL PLAZA WITH THE KWAI CHUNG VIADUCT OF ROUTE 3.

MEMBERS NOTED THAT WORKS FOR THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE EXPRESSWAY STARTED ON AUGUST 2 AND AUGUST 31 RESPECTIVELY. BOTH ARE SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN LATE 1996.

THE CONTRACTS INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO INTERCHANGES AT YAU MA TEI AND LAI WAN, A DUAL THREE-LANE ROAD RUNNING ALONG THE EXPRESSWAY, AN UNDERPASS AT CHERRY STREET, A RAILWAY TRACK DRAINAGE AND FORMATION, TWO FOOTBRIDGES AND RECLAMATION DRAINAGE CULVERTS.

MEMBERS WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THE WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING, THE OTHER MAJOR ROAD PROJECT ON THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION, STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON AUGUST 2, WITH THE AIM OF COMPLETING THE WORKS WITHIN 47 MONTHS.

AFTER THE BRIEFING, ACC MEMBERS VISITED THE WEST KOWLOON AREA FOR A CLOSE-UP VIEW OF THE ROAD WORKS THERE.

OVERLOOKING THE RECLAMATION AREA FROM A VANTAGE POINT, MEMBERS WERE AGAIN BRIEFED BY MR LLOYD ON FEATURES OF THE FUTURE ROADS AND INTERCHANGES IN RELATION TO THE EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY.

SPORT DRIVE TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE FOR STUDENTS

MANY PEOPLE THINK THAT EDUCATION IS ONLY CONCERNED ACQUISITION OF ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE.

WITH THE

IT IS NOT SO SIMPLE, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S WONG, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

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EDUCATION YOUNG PEOPLE

IN LAUNCHING THE "GO! SPORT" PROGRAMME, MR WONG SAID ALSO PLACED EMPHASIS ON THE PROCESS THROUGH WHICH DEVELOPED AS INDIVIDUALS AND LEARNED TO ADAPT TO SOCIETY.

A HEALTHY PARTICIPATE IN

HE SAID THE PROGRAMME WAS AIMED AT PROMOTING LIFESTYLE AMONG STUDENTS AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO SPORTS FOR FUN.

SPONSORED BY HONG KONG TELECOM AND ORGANISED BY THE HONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, THE PROGRAMME

KONG WAS ALSO AIMED STUDENTS RELIEVE LEARNING PRESSURES AND BUILDING UP THEIR CHARACTER.

AT HELPING

POINTING OUT THAT SPORT WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF WONG SAID IT WOULD NOT ONLY PROMOTE HEALTH BUT ALSO TEACH PEOPLE TO:

EDUCATION, MR

* WORK AS A TEAM;

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HONOURABLY ACCEPT