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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1983
+ADDITIONALLY, THEY CATERED FOR THE NEEDS OF THE TUEN MUN RESIDENTS BY MAKING UP FOR THE SHORTFALL IN SUPPLY OF PORK FROM THE LEGAL SLAUGHTERING FACILITIES, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO SAID THAT THE NEWLY-LICENSED TUEN MUN PRIVATE SLAUGHTERHOUSE HAS BEEN OPERATING SMOOTHLY SINCE LAST NOVEMBER, AND THERE HAS BEEN AMPLE FRESH MEAT FOR THE NEEDS OF THE NEW TOWN, INCLUDING TUEN MUN, TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG.
THE TOLERATED SLAUGHTERHOUSES HAD BEEN ADVISED SINCE APRIL 1980 THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE AFTER THE TSUEN WAN PRIVATE SLAUGHTER HOUSE BEGAN TO OPERATE FULLY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
MEANWHILE, ALL 73 FRESH MEAT RETAIL OUTLETS, INCLUDING MARKET STALL AND FRESH PROVISION SHOP OPERATORS, HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THE MEAT THEY SELL MUST COME EITHER FROM GOVERNMENT ABATTOIRS OR LICENSED SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
NEW PIER FOR FERRY SERVICES TO SHENZHEN
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WORK HAS STARTED ON A TEMPORARY FERRY TERMINAL NEAR THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AT SHA TIN TO RUN SERVICES LINKING HONG KONG WITH HOLIDAY RESORTS AT DAI XIAO ME! SHA, SHENZHEN.
THE PROJECT INVOLVES CONSTRUCTING A SINGLE-STOREY TERMINAL BUILDING WITH OFFICE ACCOMMODATION FOR THE POLICE AND IMMIGRATION, MARINE AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENTS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE AN ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE HALL AS WELL AS
A BUS AND TAXI LAY-BY AREA IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING.
THE WORK IS BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN MAY NEXT YEAR.
THE PROJECT COSTS $4.2 MILLION.
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