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TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1983
CHECK ON DRAINAGE PROJECTS AGAINST FLOODING
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TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS ELAINE CHUNG, VISITED SEVERAL AREAS IN THE DISTRICT THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING TO SEE THE PROGRESS OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST FLOODING.
ACCOMPANIED BY AN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FRANKIE LUI, AND AN INSPECTOR OF WORKS, MR MOW CHUNG-WAI, MISS CHUNG FIRST WENT TO SHAM TSENG EAST VILLAGE TO SEE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DRAINAGE CHANNEL AND A SLOPE STABILISATION PROJECT.
THE PARTY THEN WENT TO SHAM TSENG SAN TSUEN TO LOOK AT THE REMOVAL OF DEBRIS FROM A STREAM COURSE, A REPAIR WORK ON A FOOTPATH AND A VAN TRACK, AS WELL AS A DRAINAGE PROJECT.
AT KAU WAH SAN TSUEN AND HOI PA VILLAGE, MISS CHUNG WAS SHOWN THE DESILTING WORK DONE LAST YEAR AND THE DRAINAGE WORK PROPOSED BY THE PROJECT MANAGER.
*WE WANT TO AVOID, AS FAR AS OUR RESOURCES PERMIT A REPETITION OF THE VERY SEVERE FLOODING EXPERIENCED IN TSUEN WAN IN AUGUST LAST YEAR, MISS CHUNG SAID.
IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR. THE DISTRICT OFFICE WILL SPEND $165 000 ON FOUR PROJECTS WHICH AIM AT ELIMINATING THE RISKS OF FLOODING. THEY ARE:
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A STORM WATER CHANNEL AT SHAM TSENG EAST VILLAGE;
* REPAIR WORK ON A VAN TRACK AND AN ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE
SYSTEM AT SHAM TSENG SAN TSUEN
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FURTHER DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT AT TSING YI MAIN STREET ON TSING YI ISLAND AND
* DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT AT TSING YI NORTH.
IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT MANAGER HAS OBTAINED AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT A SIMILAR STORM WATER CHANNEL IN WO YI HOP ROAD AND TO IMPROVE AND WIDEN THE EXISTING KWAI CHUNG NULLAH. WORK IS EXPECTED TO START LATER THIS YEAR.
ENLARGEMENT OF THE TAI HO ROAD STORM WATER CULVERT NOW IN PROGRESS IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAS ALSO ASKED HIGHWAYS OFFICE (NT) TO REPAIR BROKEN BRIDGES, ROADS AND DANGEROUS SLOPES.
+ IT IS HOPED THAT WHEN ALL THESE PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED, THE RISKS OF FLOODING CAN BE REDUCED TO THE MINIMUM,+ SHE ADDED.
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