FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1975
THE GREEN BELT ZONE COVERS SOME 1,701 ACRES, MORE THAN 80 PER CENT OF THE ENTIRE PLANNING AREA. THIS IS MAINLY UNDEVELOPED HILLSIDES BUT CERTAIN GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USES MAY BE PERMITTED. A NUMBER OF SITES WITHIN THIS ZONE HAVE ALSO BEEN RESERVED FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES.
THE AMENDED DRAFT PLAN IS NOW ON DISPLAY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 11 AT THE CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE, HONG KONG, AND AT THE CROWN .LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405,
NATHAN ROAD, 10TH FLOOR.
COPIES OF THE DRAFT AMENDMENT PLAN AND EXPLANATORY NOTES ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT $5 EACH FROM THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, HONG KONG.
WESTERN HARBOUR APPROACHES TO BE DEEPENED
FOR OCEAN-GOING VESSELS.
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THE CENTRAL FAIRWAY BETWEEN STONECUTTERS ISLAND AND HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE DREDGED TO ALLOW DEEP DRAFT VESSELS TO ENTER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE HARBOUR FROM THE WESTERN APPROACHES.
THIS IS TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE PRESENT HUNG HOM FAIRWAY FOR LARGE OCEAN-GOING VESSELS DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL SECTION OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY.
THIS SECTION OF THE MTR WILL BE CONSTRUCTED BY USING THE IMMERSED TUBE PRINCIPLE - SIMILAR TO THAT USED ON THE CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL - AND WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ACROSS THE NARROWEST SECTION OF THE HARBOUR BETWEEN THE EXISTING SEAWALLS AT TSIM SHA TSUI AND WAN CHAI.
DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE IMMERSED TUBE, DEEP DRAFT SHIPS ENTERING FROM THE EAST AND USING THE HUNG HOM FAIRWAY WILL
•BE DIVERTED TO ENTER THE CENTRAL HARBOUR FROM THE WESTERN APPROACHES.
DREDGING OF THE CENTRAL FAIRWAY TO ALLOW FREE ENTRANCE OF DEEP DRAFT VESSELS FROM THE WESTERN APPROACHES IS EXPECTED TO START IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR. AND WILL BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE MAIN
IMMERSED TUBE WORKS BEGIN NEXT YEAR.
THE WORKS HAVE BEEN PLANNED BY THE PORT WORKS DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WHICH WILL SUPERVISE THE DREDGING WORK.
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