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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1981
SHA TIN SITE TO BE FORMED
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THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS CALLING TENDERS FOR SITE FORMATION AND ROAD WORKS IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE NEW TOWN.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE OFFICE SAID THAT UNDER THE CONTRACT, ABOUT 5.3 HECTARES OF LAND WOULD BE FORMED AT HO TIN.
HE SAID, TOGETHER WITH THE ADJACENT AREA NOW BEING DEVELOPED, THE LAND WILL ENABLE ACCOMMODATION TO BE PROVIDED FOR SOME 34 000 PEOPLE IN PUBLIC HOUSING.+
THE CONTRACT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE RECONSTRUCTION AND WIDENING OF A SECTION OF MING KUM ROAD BETWEEN PUI TO ROAD AND SHEK PAI TAU ROAD TO A DUAL CARRIAGEWAY AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO FOOTBRIDGES FOR PEDESTRIAN CROSSING.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL BEGIN IN MAY AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
TWO MORE SCHOOLS FOR SHA TIN
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THE GOVERNMENT IS TO BUILD ANOTHER TWO SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN.
TENDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE SCHOOLS, WHICH WILL BE BUILT ON A 8 000 SQUARE-METRE SITE IN YUEN CHAU KOK, ARE BEING INVITED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID EACH OF THE SCHOOLS, WOULD HAVE A MAIN TEACHING BLOCK, COMPRISING 24 CLASSROOMS, ADMINISTRATION OFFICES AND CHANGING ROOMS- A BLOCK OF SPECIAL ROOMS, PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS, A LIBRARY AND WORKSHOPS AND SEPARATE ANCILLARY BUILDINGS AND MENIAL STAFF QUARTERS.
THERE WILL BE A COMMON BLOCK COMPRISETING TWO ASSEMBLY HALLS, SERVING THE TWO SCHOOLS.
WORK ON THE PROJECT, WHICH IS PART OF THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, WILL START IN APRIL THIS YEAR AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN OCTOBER 1982, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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