MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1983
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TENDERS SOUGHT FOR LAND RECLAMATION WORK
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ANOTHER NINE HECTARES OF LAND WILL SOON BE RECLAIMED AT TUI MIN HOI, SAI KUNG, TO PROVIDE MORE LAND FOR HOUSING, AN ABATTOIR, MARINE QUARTERS, LIGHT INDUSTRIES AND A SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS.
THE JUNK BAY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE ABOVE PROJECT.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT 450 METRES OF A SINGLE TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY, SOME 840 METRES OF SEAWALL, ASSOCIATED DRAINS AND LANDSCAPING WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START IN NOVEMBER AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 30 MONTHS.
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT FOR KO SHAN ROAD
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FROM 10 AM ON AUGUST 24 (WEDNESDAY), THE SECTION OF KO SHAN ROAD BETWEEN SHANSI STREET AND KIANG HSI STREET WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC ON KO SHAN ROAD BETWEEN SHANSI STREET AND CHI KIANG STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED TWO-WAY.
TRAFFIC ON ANHUI STREET BETWEEN KO SHAN ROAD AND MA TAU WAI ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM ONE-WAY EASTBOUND TO ONE-WAY WESTBOUND.
WATER FIGURES ***
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 88.3 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 509.937 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 458,774 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 79.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.