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MUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 1983
NEW WATER PIPELINE PLANNED FOR TAP MUN ISLAND
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THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO LAY A SUBMARINE WATER PIPELINE OF ABOUT 650 METRES LONG FROM KAU LAU WAN TO TAP MUN ISLAND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE PIPELINE IS TO REPLACE AN EXISTING OLD PIPELINE TO PROVIDE FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE ISLAND.
A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSAL IS PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
THE NOTICE, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WITH ITS RELATED PLAN CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS NEAR THE SITE.
THE PLAN SHOWING THE AREA INVOLVED MAY ALSO BE INSPECTED AT THE LANDS DEPARTMENT, SURVEY DIVISION, 5TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE KOWLOON WEST, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 10TH FLOOR, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON; AND TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE, TAI PO GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, TING KOK ROAD, TAI PO, NEW TERRITORIES.
ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL MUST REACH THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS BY OCTOBER 4, 1983.
TWO MORE PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR HOUSING ESTATES
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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S BUILDING COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED TWO TENDERS WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF OVER $16 MILLION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO MORE PRIMARY SCHOOLS AT TWO PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
THE TWO PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARE BOTH STANDARD 24-CLASSROOM TYPES.
+ONE OF THEM WILL BE BUILT AT CHOI YUEN ESTATE IN SHEK WU HUI AND THE OTHER ONE AT CHEUNG HONG ESTATE ON TSING YI ISLAND,+ AN AUTHORITY SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
+THEY WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS AT CHOI YUEN TO TWO AND AT CHEUNG HONG TO THREE.
+WORK ON BOTH SCHOOLS WILL START SHORTLY. THE SCHOOL AT CHOI YUEN WILL BE COMPLETED IN AUGUST 1984, AND THE ONE AT CHEUNG HONG IN OCTOBER NEXT YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED,
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