FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1979
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RECLAMATION FOR MUI WO DEVELOPMENT
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THE DOLPHIN AT MUI WO ON LANTAU ISLAND THE STRUCTURE USED FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE SUBMARINE WATER MAINS WHICH SUPPLY WATER TO HONG KONG - IS BEING MOVED.
GOVERNMENT IS CARRYING OUT RECLAMATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUI WO TO PROVIDE SITES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING, A NEW BUS TERMINUS, COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND FOR GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USES.
A PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO RELOCATE THE DOLPHIN WHICH WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS RECLAMATION WORK.
+THE WORK WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE RELAYING OF A LENGTH OF SUBMARINE CABLE SUPPLYING ELECTRICITY TO THE DOLPHIN,
HE SAID,
THE EXTENT OF THE AREA OF FORESHORE AND SEA BED INVOLVED IS DESCRIBED IN A NOTIFICATION IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE WHICH CALLS ON PEOPLE HAVING OBJECTIONS OR ANY CLAIM OF PRIVATË RIGHT, TO WRITE TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WITHIN TWO MONTHS.
THE NOTICE, IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WITH ITS RELATED PLAN, CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE.
THE PLAN SHOWING THE AREA OF FORESHORE AND SEA BED INVOLVED CAN ALSO BE SEEN AT THE PORT WORKS DIVISION, FIRST FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG OR THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE ON THE 19TH FLOOR OF THE SAME BUILDING, OR THE DISTRICT OFFICE, ISLANDS, INTERNATIONAL BUILDING, FOURTH FLOOR, 141 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG,
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