WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1977
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NEW TYPHOON SHELTER FOR CHEUNG CHAU
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A NEW $40 MILLION TYPHOON SHELTER AT CHEUNG CHAU, ACCEPTABLE TO THE LOCAL PEOPLE, WILL SOON BE CONSTRUCTED, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
THE TYPHOON SHELTER WILL CONSIST OF THREE BREAKWATERS OF ABOUT 600 METRES, 320 METRES AND 230 METRES LONG RESPECTIVELY.
ASSOCIATED WORKS WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIRTEEN MOORING DOLPHINS TO STABILISE CRAFT SHELTERING DURING TYPHOONS AND FOUR LIGHT BEACONS TO MARK THE FAIRWAY TO THE FERRY PIER.
THE SHELTER WILL MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR SHELTERED ANCHORAGE IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN APPROACHES TO HONG KONG HARBOUR,
THE ORIGINAL PROPOSED TYPHOON SHELTER, WHEN FIRST GAZETTED, WAS CONSIDERED TOO SMALL BY THE CHEUNG CHAU RURAL COMMITTEE.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN THE RURAL COMMITTEE'S VIEWS INTO CONSIDERATION AND AFTER FURTHER SITE INVESTIGATION AND DESIGN WORK, HAS AMENDED THE LAYOUT OF THE BREAKWATERS IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE GROSS AREA OF SHELTERED ANCHORAGE FROM 46.5 HECTARES TO ABOUT 63 HECTARES.
WORKS ON THE PROJECT WILL START IN APRIL NEXT YEAR AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 1981.
THE PROJECT WILL CONSIST OF TWO SEPARATE CONTRACTS. THE FIRST IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE THREE BREAKWATERS AND WILL TAKE TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE. THE SECOND WILL ENABLE RUBBLE MOUNDS TO BE CONSTRUCTED AND WILL TAKE 10 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE PORT WORKS DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
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