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Establishment of the trail will require close co-operation with the villagers in Kam Tin whose views will need to be taken fully into account. Lord Wilson was glad to learn that initial liaison with the villagers had started and that many were in support

of the proposal.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, the Government hopes to open the trail to the public in 1998-1999.

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Two more nominations received for DB by-election

Two more nominations were received today (Monday) for the Tuen Mun District Board by-election in respect of Tin King constituency to be held on March 3.

One of the candidates is Ms Ho Hang-mui, a 38-year-old teacher.

Ms Ho can be contacted on 2457 3706 (daytime) and 7888 2697 (night-time.)

The other candidate is Mr Tse Yee-fong, a technician, aged 39.

Mr Tse's contact telephone numbers are 2453 2077 (daytime) and 2455 1233 (night-time.)

So far, three nominations have been received since the nomination period started last Friday. Nomination will close on February 1.

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Stonecutters Island open day

Ships, helicopters and assault craft will feature in spectacular action displays when the Royal Navy and Hong Kong's own soldiers, the Hong Kong Military Service Corps, open the gates of Stonecutters Island this weekend.

For the second time since the Navy moved from Central and the "island" itself was joined to the mainland, the two branches of the Armed Services will be mounting a weekend-long programme of public events on Saturday (January 27) and Sunday (January 28). The last open day was staged two years ago.