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SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 1978
LAND FORMATION AT SHEK WU HU I
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ABOUT SIX HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE FORMED SHORTLY ADJACENT TO THE SHEK WU HUI SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS FOR ITS FUTURE EXPANSION.
THE LAND FORMATION IS PART OF THE 1,300 MILLION PROJECT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP THE MARKET TOWNS OF SHEK WU HUI AND FAN LING.
TENDERS FOR THE CONTRACT WHICH INCLUDES DRAINAGE WORKS IN THE AREA SOUTHEAST OF SC KWUN PO VILLAGE ARE BEING INVITED.
MR. BOSCO KEOWN, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P.*.D.'S TAI PO AND FAN LING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, SAID: THE DRAINAGE WORKS FORM PART OF A MAJOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME FOR THE TOWN.
+IN ADDITION, A TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA WILL BE BUILT AT THE LONG VALLEY AREA TO ACCOMMODATE 6,500 PEOPLE WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TOWN.+
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN AUGUST AND WILL TAKE ABOUT ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE,
MEANWHILE, WORK ON THE FIRST CONTRACT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHEK WU HUT IS MAKING HEADWAY.
IT INVOLVES SITE FORMATION AND DRAINAGE WORKS IN THE SOUTH WESTERN PART OF THE TOWN.
BY SUMMER NEXT YEAR ABOUT 16 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE FORMED IN AN AREA FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY THE TANNERIES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING.
TENDERS FOR THE WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN FAN LING WILL BE CALLED IN OCTOBER.
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