SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1980
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THUNDERSTORMS RECURRED IN THE AFTERNOON OF AUGUST 27 BUT THE WEATHER IMPROVED SOON AFTERWARDS AND THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS THE FOLLOWING DAY.
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM NORRIS WHICH SWEPT ACROSS TAIWAN ON AUGUST 28 BROUGHT THUNDERSTORMS ON AUGUST 29 AND 30 AND HEAVY SHOWERS PERSISTED ON AUGUST 31.
NO 1 STANDBY SIGNAL WAS HOISTED ON AUGUST 16 AND NO 3 ON AUGUST 18 AS A RESULT OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WHICH FORMED ABOUT 180 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF MANILA AND PASSED ABOUT 140 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG. ALL SIGNALS WERE LOWERED IN THE EARLY MORNING OF AUGUST 19.
NO AIRCRAFT WERE DIVERTED FROM HONG KONG DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER DURING THE MONTH BUT THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WERE ISSUED ON 13 DAYS.
PLAN FOR CAUSEWAY AT DEEP BAY ******
THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO RECLAIM ABOUT EIGHT HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED IN DEEP BAY BETWEEN TSIM BEI TSUI AND YUEN LONG STREAM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CAUSEWAY. THE CAUSEWAY WILL CARRY A ROAD.
THE EXTENT OF THE AREA INVOLVED IS DESCRIBED IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE GAZETTE.
OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL OR CLAIMS OF PRIVATE RIGHT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WITHIN A PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS.
THE NOTICE, IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH, WITH A RELATED PLAN CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE.
THE PLAN SHOWING THE AREA OF FORESHORE AND SEABED MAY ALSO
BE INSPECTED AT THE PORT WORKS DIVISION, FIRST FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AT THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING=
MURRAY BUILDING AND AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE YUEN LONG, YUEN LONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICE, NEW TERRITORIES.
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