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*BUT WHEN THOSE WE RESPECT SHOW THIS KIND OF COURTESY THEN WE THINK AGAIN MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING IN IT, HE SAID,
SOCIETY CANNOT LEGISLATE FOR CIVILISED BEHAVIOUR BUT, HE SAID, IF WE ARE A SHADE MORE GENEROUS, A SHADE FAIRER, WE SHALL ALL HAVE A BETTER LIFE.+
FOOTBRIDGE AT CAFETERIA BEACH TO BE REBUILT
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A FOOTBRIDGE AT CAFETERIA OLD BEACH, TUEN MUN, IS TO BE REBUILT TO PROVIDE AN EASIER AND SAFER ACCESS TO THE BEACH FOR SWIMMERS AND PICNICKERS.
THE OLD FOOTBRIDGE, 15.4 METRES LONG AND 1.22 METRES WIDE, WAS CONSTRUCTED OVER A STREAM MANY YEARS AGO BY LOCAL RESIDENTS TO PROVIDE A SHORTCUT TO THE BEACH.
CRACKS DEVELOPED ON THE TIMBER DECKING A YEAR AGO BECAUSE OF EROSION BY WIND AND RAIN.
IT WAS DEMOLISHED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICE IN MARCH THIS YEAR TO AVOID DANGER TO PEDESTRIANS.
THIS HAS CAUSED INCONVENIENCE TO HOLIDAY MAKERS WHO HAVE TO TAKE A LONGER WAY TO THE BEACH.
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BRIDGE WAS AGREED AT A RECENT MEETING OF TUEN MUN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD WHICH ALLOCATED $40 000 FROM ITS MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS VOTE.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN AUGUST AND TAKE THREE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID THAT THEY PLAN TO IMPROVE THE FACILITIES AT THE BEACH, WHICH IS AN ATTRACTIVE HOLIDAY RESORT, FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE FROM THE URBAN AREAS.
A PROJECT COMPLETED LAST YEAR NEAR THE BEACH WAS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AND SITTING-OUT AREA. THE NEW BRIDGE WILL IMPROVE ACCESS BETWEEN THIS PLAYGROUND AREA AND THE BEACH.
FACILITIES PROVIDED AT THE PLAYGROUND INCLUDE PARK BENCHES, COVERED REST AREAS, A HORIZONTAL LADDER, A PARALLEL BAR AND A ROCKING LAUNCH, CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF $6 000 WERE PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD.
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