SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1983
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, WHO WAS ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CONGRESS, SAID THAT THE COUNCIL AND THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN KEEPING
HONG KONG HEALTHY BY MAKING SURE THAT THE STANDARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD HYGIENE WAS MAINTAINED THROUGH VIGOROUS DAILY INSPECTIONS IN THE URBAN AREAS.
*WE CARRY OUT CONSTANT CHECKS AND EXAMINATION OF MEAT AND POULTRY CONSIGNMENTS THAT ARE IMPORTED TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE FIT FOR CONSUMPTION BEFORE THEY ARE SOLD IN THE MARKET,+ MR CHEONG-LEEN SAID.
SECOND TSING YI BRIDGE TO BE BUILT
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A SECOND BRIDGE LINKING TSING YI ISLAND AND TSUEN WAN WILL SOON BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO COPE WITH TRAFFIC DEMAND.
THE NEW BRIDGE, TOTALLING 1.5 KILOMETRES IN LENGTH INCLUDING APPROACHES, WILL SPAN RAMBLER CHANNEL BETWEEN NGA YING CHAU ON THE TSING YI SIDE AND SAM PAK TSIN, TSUEN WAN, RECLAMATION IS NOW IN PROGRESS BETWEEN TSING YI ISLAND AND NGA YING CHAU.
AS PART OF THE BRIDGE PROJECT, APPROACH ROADS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED TO LINK UP WITH THE FUTURE ROAD NETWORK IN NORTHEAST TSING YI AND TEXACO ROAD ROUNDABOUT IN TSUEN WAN.
THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES CONSTRUCTING AN EXTENSION TO WING SHUN STREET, TOGETHER WITH A TEMPORARY ALTERNATIVE ACCESS ROAD TO THE TSUEN WAN CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERY.
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A PLAN SHOWING THE PROPOSED WORK IS PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. IT CAN BE SEEN AT CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY; TSUEN WAN DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE. 10TH FLOOR, TSUEN WAN MULTI-STORY CARPARK AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 174-208 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN: TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, 2ND FLOOR. FOU WAH CENTRE, 210 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN; AND AT TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, TSING YI SUB-OFFICE, 113 CHING WAI HOUSE, CHEUNG CHING ESTATE, TSING YI.
ANY OBJECTION MUST BE SENT IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS BY JANUARY 17, 1984.
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