SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1977
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NEW FERRY PIER FOR LAI CHI KOK
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS INVITED TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPORARY FERRY PIER AND WALKWAY AT LAI CHI KOK.
WORK ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR AND WILL TAKE ABOUT FOUR MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
MR. H.R.A. CHAMBERLAIN, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D.'S PORT WORKS DIVISION, SAID THAT THE NEW PIER WOULD REPLACE THE EXISTING BERTHING POINT" ALONGSIDE THE SEAWALL AT MEI FOO SUN CHUEN.
HE SAID THAT THE PRESENT BERTHING POINT WAS UNSATISFACTORY DURING THE SUMMER WHEN THE SOUTH-WESTERLY MONSOON CAUSED STRONG WAVE ACTION ALONGSIDE THE SEAWALL.
THE NEW PIER, WHICH WILL OPERATE WITH A PONTOON, WILL BE SITED AWAY FROM THE SEAWALL WHERE WAVE ACTION IS LESS SEVERE.