THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1979
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STREAM RE-ALIGNMENT IN TSUEN WAN
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS TO START WORK SHORTLY ON THE RE-ALIGNMENT OF CHUNG HANG STREAM IN TSUEN WAN.
THE WORK, TENDERS FOR WHICH WILL BE INVITED TOMORROW (FRIDAY), AIMS TO PROVIDE LAND FOR THE TSUEN WAN EXTENSION OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY.
IT ALSO INCLUDES THE FORMATION OF SEVEN HECTARES OF LAND FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
MR. NORMAN TUCKER, PROJECT MANAGER OF PWD'S TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, SAID THE PROJECT FORMED PART OF THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START NEXT MONTH AND TAKE ABOUT 17 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE WORK HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK AND PARTNERS ON BEHALF OF THE TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF PWD.