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SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1978
EXPLORATION OF NORTH LANTAU FORESHORE
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS INVITED TENDERS FOR THE EXPLORATION OF SOIL CONDITIONS ALONG THE FORESHORE OF NORTH . LANTAU.
MR. WONG WAN-NING, ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND AIRPORT DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, SAID THAT THE INVESTIGATION IS AIMED AT OBTAINING INFORMATION ON GEOLOGICAL COMPOSITION OF THE FORESHORE.
+THE RESULTS WILL BE USED FOR STUDYING THE ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING NORTH LANTAU,+ HE SAID.
THE INVESTIGATION WAS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN MAY AND WOULD TAKE ABOUT NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
MR. WONG SAID THAT THIS WOULD BE THE SECOND SITE INVESTIGATION TO BE CARRIED OUT ON NORTH LANTAU.
WORK ON THE FIRST ONE, WHICH IS FOR INVESTIGATION ON LAND WAS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH AND WOULD TAKE ABOUT TEN MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
COVERING THE AREA BETWEEN THE KAP SHUI MUN CHANNEL AND
TUNG CHUNG, IT FORMED THE FIRST STEP IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING THE NORTH LANTAU COAST, MR. WONG SAID.
RESULTS OBTAINED WOULD BE USED TO COMPILE COMPREHENSIVE SOILS INFORMATION IN THE AREA NECESSARY FOR DETAILED ENGINEERING STUDIES.
THE SOIL EXPLORATIONS HAVE BEEN PLANNED AND THE WORK WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE DEVELOPMENT AND AIRPORT DIVISION OF THE P.W.D.
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