FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1981
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TRIAL RECLAMATION WORK FOR PROPOSED NEW AIRPORT
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THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO CARRY OUT DETAILED SITE INVESTIGATIONS IN THE WESTERN PART OF CHEK LAP KOK IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED REPLACEMENT AIRPORT THERE.
THE INVESTIGATIONS CALL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, TESTING AND MONITORING OF A TRIAL RECLAMATION AREA.
IT IS PLANNED TO CREATE AN 840-HECTARE SITE BY LEVELLING 310 HECTARES OF LAND FROM THE ISLANDS OF CHEK LAP KOK AND LAM CHAU AND BY RECLAIMING ANOTHER 530 HECTARES OF LAND FROM ADJOINING WATERS.
THE EXTENT OF THE AREA OF FORESHORE AND SEABED INVOLVED WAS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
ALL PERSONS HAVING OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL OR ANY CLAIM FOR COMPENSATIONS SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR OBJECTIONS AND/OR CLAIMS IN WRITING 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 SEABED INVOLVED MAY ALSO BE SEEN AT THE PORT WORKS DIVISION, FIRST FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, OR THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE ON THE 19TH FLOOR OF MURRAY BUILDING OR THE DISTRICT OFFICE (ISLANDS), INTERNATIONAL BUILDING, 4TH FLOOR, 141 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.
FIRST DRAGON BOAT RACES FOR LAMMA
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RESIDENTS OF LAMMA ISLAND ARE TO HOLD THEIR OWN DRAGON BOAT RACES FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.
THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY MORNING (JUNE 7) AT SOK KWU WAN.
THE RACES WILL INVOLVE 10 TEAMS MADE UP OF MEMBERS OF LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND TEAMS FROM CHEUNG CHAU, MUT WO, SOUTH LANTAO, TAI-O AND ABERDEEN.
ON OTHER OUTLYING ISLANDS, A TOTAL OF 50 TEAMS WILL TAKE PART IN RACES AT MUI WO, TAI-0; PUI O AND CHEUNG CHAU TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
A TOTAL OF 12 TEAMS WILL COMPETE IN RACES AT MUI WO BEACH AND 14 LOCAL AND SIX OUTSIDE ORGANISATIONS WILL TAKE PART IN RACES AT PUI O BEACH.
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