FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1977
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MEANWHILE, REMEDIAL MEASURES ARE PROGRESSING RAPIDLY
ON THE FILL SLOPES AT SAU MAU PING WHICH FAILED DURING LAST AUGUST'S SEVERE RAINSTORMS.
SURPLUS MATERIAL HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLOPES AND WORK IS SHORTLY TO BEGIN ON RE-COMPACTING THE FILL MATERIAL TO THE NEW STANDARDS SET BY THE PANEL OF EXPERTS.
AS PART OF THE CONTRACT LET LAST DECEMBER FOR THESE WORKS, SOME 50,000 CUBIC METRES OF EXISTING FILL ARE BEING EXCAVATED FROM THE SLOPES AND ABOUT 40,000 CUBIC METRES OF NEW MATERIAL BROUGHT IN FOR THE RESTRUCTURING WORK.
THE SLOPES WILL BE COMPACTED TO A FLATTER ANGLE AND A COMPREHENSIVE NEW DRAINAGE SYSTEM INSTALLED.
LIKE ALL THE OTHER WORKS NOW IN HAND IN LINE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL PANEL OF EXPERTS, THE WORK HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED TO ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ESTATE RESIDENTS WILL BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE COMING WET SEASON.
LONDON AIR SERVICES TALKS *****
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, MR. BRIAN KEEP, HAS LEFT FOR LONDON TO ATTEND AIR SERVICES TALKS BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND JAPANESE GOVERNMENTS.
AT THE SIX-DAY MEETING, THE CONTINUATION OF A SERIES OF NEGOTIATIONS, THE TWO PARTIES WILL PROPOSE TO AGREE ON NEW AIRLINE ARRANGEMENTS WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM APRIL 1 THIS YEAR.
MR. KEEP WILL ALSO ATTEND THE FOURTH ROUND OF TALKS BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES TO NEGOTIATE A NEW UK/US AIR SERVICES ARRANGEMENT. THIS MEETING BEGINS ON FEBRUARY 28 IN LONDON.
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