SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1982
NEW BRIDGES FOR TUEN MUN NEW TOWN
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SIX BRIDGES FOR PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS WILL BE BUILT ACROSS LUNG MUN ROAD AND TWO NEW ROADS NEAR WU KING AND BUTTERFLY ESTATES IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY OF THE TWO ESTATES.
TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT ARE BEING INVITED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
ON COMPLETION, THE BRIDGES WITH OVERHEAD STEEL COVERS WILL FORM PART OF THE GRADE SEPARATED PEDESTRIAN ACCESSES LINKING THE TWO ESTATES TO THE IR SURROUNDING AREAS, INCLUDING HUNG LAU PARK TO THE WEST, THE DISTRICT OPEN SPACE TO THE NORTH, AND THE SITE TO THE EAST FOR A NEW HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME.
CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO START IN OCTOBER AND WILL TAKE 16 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR NT FOOD BUSINESS LICENCES
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APPLICANTS FOR NEW TERRITORIES FOOD BUSINESS LICENCES SHOULD COMPLY WITH ALL FIRE SAFETY RULES IN ADDITION TO HEALTH REQUIREMENTS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT STATED TODAY (SATURDAY).
FROM TOMORROW (SUNDAY), THE DEPARTMENT WILL ONLY ISSUE SUCH LICENCES TO RESTAURANTS, FOOD FACTORIES, BAKERIES, AND CANTEENS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AFTER THEY HAVE MET ALL FIRE PRECAUTION REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES.
THIS NEW LICENSING REQUIREMENT IS IN LINE WITH THE FOOD BUSINESS (NEW TERRITORIES) (AMENDMENT)(NO. 3) REGULATIONS 1982 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT PREVIOUSLY, THE NTSD WOULD PROCESS APPLICATIONS INDEPENDENTLY, LEAVING OTHER RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO DEAL WITH THE IMPOSITION OF THEIR OWN REQUIREMENTS DIRECTLY WITH THE APPLICANTS.
HOWEVER, IT HAD BEEN FOUND THAT AFTER BEING GRANTED LICENCES BY THE NTSD, A NUMBER OF APPLICANTS TOOK A LONG TIME TO COMPLY WITH FIRE SAFETY RULES, THUS EXPOSING THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS TO FIRE HAZARDS.