MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1981
MORE LAND PLANNED FOR TAI PO ESTATE
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ANOTHER TEN HECTARES OF LAND WILL SHORTLY BE FORMED FOR THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE NOW BEING INVITED BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE WORK FORMS THE FIRST PHASE OF THE FINAL STAGE OF FORMATION OF LAND FOR THE ESTATE.
WHEN WORK ON THIS STAGE IS COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1984, IT WILL PROVIDE A TOTAL OF ABOUT 20 HECTARES OF LAND TO SUPPLEMENT THE 45 HECTARES ALREADY FORMED IN STAGES ONE AND TWO.
THE REST OF THE RECLAMATION, ALONG WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF 1 200 METRES OF RUBBLE MOUND, 260 METRES OF SEAWALL AND ROAD AND DRAINAGE WORKS, WILL BE DONE UNDER THE PHASE TWO CONTRACT, TENDERS FOR WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE CALLED IN MID-1982.
MORE TANNERIES LICENSED ****
SEVENTEEN APPLICANTS HAVE SO FAR SUCCESSFULLY BEEN GIVEN LICENCES TO OPERATE TANNERY FACTORIES IN TWO KWAI CHUNG INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS.
FIVE MORE LICENCES WILL BE GRANTED TO THE APPLICANTS AS SOON AS THEY ARE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN HEALTH REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCES, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
TWENTY-SEVEN APPLICATIONS FOR OFFENSIVE TRADE LICENCES TO OPERATE TANNERIES IN BOTH THE WING LO! INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AND WING SHING INDUSTRIAL BUILDING IN KWAI CHUNG HAVE SO FAR BEEN RECEIVED.
PEOPLE WISHING TO OPERATE TANNERIES MAY CONTACT THE LICENSING SECTION OF THE NTSD ON NINTH FLOOR, FOUR SEAS BUILDING, 208-212 NATHAN ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI.