SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1978
LAND RECLAMATION IN SHAM SHUI PO
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 170-METRE SEAWALL WHICH WILL CONTAIN THE SECOND STAGE OF RECLAMATION IN SHAM SHUI PO.
THE RECLAMATION, WHEN COMPLETED, WILL PROVIDE LAND FOR A SECTION OF THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR, OPEN SPACE AND GOVERNMENT AND EDUCATIONAL USES.
MR. HOWARD CHAMBERLAIN, CHIEF ENGINEER OF PORT WORKS DIVISION, SAID TODAY WORK ON THE SEAVÁLL WOULD START IN MARCH AND TAKE TEN MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE WORK HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE PORT WORKS DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
LADY MACLEHOSE TO TOUR SAJ KUNG COUNTRY PARK
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LADY MACLEHOSE WILL BE TOURING THE SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK ON TUESDAY (JANUARY 24).
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES (COUNTRY PARKS), MR. MARTIN LEWIS, LADY MACLEHOSE WILL MAKE AN AERIAL TOUR OF THE 7,500 HECTARES OF COUNTRYSIDE IN THE GAZETTED AREA. SHE WILL THEN MAKE A ROAD TOUR OF VARIOUS SITES AND FACILITIES WITHIN THE COUNTRY PARK AFTER LANDING AT PAK TAM AU MANAGEMENT CENTRE.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE EVENT. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 8.15 A.M. AND RETURN AT 11.30 A.M. PRESS REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE VISIT ARE REQUESTED TO MEET SENIOR INFORMATION OFFICER, MR. MARK PINKSTONE, AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE DEPARTURE TIME.
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