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MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1983
SIX HOUSES AND SITE OFFERED FOR SALE
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SIX HOUSES AND A SITE IN NGAU CHI WAN VILLAGE WILL BE OFFERED BY THE LANDS DEPARTMENT FOR SALE AT AN AUCTION IN THE CHOI WAN ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE, CHOI WAN ESTATE ON JULY 22 AT 2.30 PM.
EACH OF THE SIX HOUSES HAS AN AREA OF ABOUT 56 SQUARE METRES AND IS FOR NON-INDUSTRIAL USE, (EXCLUDING GODOWN, CINEMA, REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLES).
THE SITE TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE, MEASURING 74.3 SQUARE METRES, IS ALSO FOR NON-INDUSTRIAL. USES.
FULL PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM. AND SALE PLANS INSPECTED AT, THE LANDS DEPARTMENT, MURRAY BUILDING, 5TH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (WEST WING), GROUND FLOOR, HONG KONG; DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE KOWLOON WEST, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES 405 NATHAN ROAD, 10TH FLOOR, KOWLOON; AND THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICES OF SHA TIN, TUEN MUN, YUEN LONG, TSUEN WAN, TAI PO, NORTH, SAI KUNG AND ISLANDS.
AMENITY PLOTS HELP BEAUTIFY SHA TIN
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TO BRIGHTEN UP THE HIGHWAY SCENE, THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY BUILT SEVEN MORE GREEN PLOTS OF UNIQUE DESIGN ALONGSIDE THE HIGHWAY AND PLACED FLORAL POTS AT THE LOOKOUT AREAS AT A SECTION OF TAI PO ROAD, BETWEEN TAI WAI AND KAM SHAN COUNTRY PARK.
AMONG THE PLOTS PROVIDED ALONG A STRETCH OF TAI PO ROAD, THREE MAJOR ONES ARE LOCATED AT KAN HAU, SHA TIN HILL ROAD AND AT AN OPEN SPACE OF THE 7-1/2 MILESTONE OF TAI PO ROAD. FOUR OTHER SMALLER AMENITY PLOTS ARE NEAR THE 6-1/2 MILESTONE OF TAI PO ROAD,
ATTRACTIVE FEATURES IN THESE GREEN PLOTS INCLUDE COLOURFUL GEOMETRIC FLOWER BEDS, STREAMLINED SHRUB BEDS, GRASS MOUNDS AND +ROCKERIES+ — DESIGNÉD TO ADD A TOUCH OF COLOUR TO THE HIGHWAY.
SOME OF THE AMENITY PLOTS ARE BUILT WITH CONCRETE PLANTERS AND RAISED BEDS WITH MASSIVE GROUP PLANTING OF FOLIAGE AND FLOWERING PLANTS.
THESE GREEN PLOTS ARE DESIGNED FOR THE MEI FA (BEAUTIFICATION) PHASE OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN AS WELL AS FOR IMPROVING THE GENERAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SHA TIN NEW TOWN.
DRESSING UP THE HIGHWAYS WITH A SOFT TOUCH OF GREENERY ARE SOME 20 000 PLANTS, INCLUDING TREES, PALMS, CREEPERS, GROUND COVERS AND SEASONAL FLOWERS.
AS THE ACTUAL PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE WORK INVOLVES A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT. MOTORISTS AND HIKERS ARE URGED TO BE MORE CIVIC-MINDED AND TO HELP PROTECT THE PLANTS AS THEY FIND THEM.
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