THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1979
DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW MACAU FERRY TERMINAL COMPLEX
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GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO REDEVELOP THE EXISTING MACAU FERRY TERMINAL, WHERE FACILITIES ARE INADEQUATE TO MEET THE PRESENT AND FUTURE DEMANDS OF THE PUBLIC TRAVELLING TO AND FROM MACAU.
IT WILL BE REPLACED BY A MODERN FERRY TERMINAL COMPLEX WHICH WILL COMPRISE TWO PIERS PARALLEL TO THE SHORELINE AND CONNECTED BY BRIDGES TO THE PODIUM DECKS OF A MULTI-STOREY COMMERCIAL BUILDING SITUATED ON THE WATERFRONT ADJACENT TO THE PIERS, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
HE SAID THE OUTER PIER WILL BE A LOW PLATFORM STRUCTURE WITH MOORING FOR TWO CONVENTIONAL FERRIES ON ITS OUTER FACE WHILE THE INNER PIER WILL PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR BERTHING OF UP TO EIGHT HYDROFOILS AT ANY ONE TIME.
+BRIDGES WILL CONNECT THE TWO PIERS TO THE PASSENGER CONCOURSE AREAS WHICH ARE INCORPORATED IN THE LOWER FLOORS OF THE MULTI-STOREY COMMERCIAL COMPLEX,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
FACILITIES FOR IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS CONTROL, POLICE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED IN THE OPERATION OF THE TERMINAL WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE NEW COMPLEX.
+A TEMPORARY PIER WILL BE PROVIDED DURING THE PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION SO THAT THE FERRY AND HYDROFOIL SERVICES TO MACAU WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME,+ HE SAID.
IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT, IT IS INTENDED TO CARRY OUT CONSTRUCTION WORKS FOR THE MARINE STRUCTURES WITHIN THE LIMITS OF ABOUT 4.76 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEA BED AND TO GRANT A LEASE OF AN AREA OF SEA BED OF ABOUT 2,450 SQUARE METRES WHICH WILL FORM PART OF THE COMMERCIAL BLOCK SITE IN THE VICINITY OF THE EXISTING MACAU FERRY TERMINAL NEAR CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL.
THE EXTENT OF THE AREAS OF FORESHORE AND SEA BED INVOLVED ARE DESCRIBED IN TWO SEPARATE NOTIFICATIONS TO BE PUBLISHED TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE WHICH CALL ON ALL PERSONS HAVING OBJECTIONS OR ANY CLAIMS OF PRIVATE RIGHT TO SUBMIT THEM IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WITHIN TWO MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE NOTICES.
NOTICES (IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE) WITH THEIR RELATED PLANS CAN ALSO BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE.
THESE PLANS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY THE PUBLIC AT THE PORT WORKS DIVISION, FIRST FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG OR THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.
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