MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1984
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TRIAL SEAWALL TO BE BUILT AT TAI O
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A TRIAL SEAWALL IS TO BE BUILT ON THE SOUTHERN BANK OF THE TAI O RIVER CHANNEL, LANTAU, TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FLOODING.
THE SEAWALL, MEASURING 40 METRES BY 14 METRES, WILL BE USED FOR DESIGN TESTING, PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION OF A PERMANENT SEAWALL ON THE SITE.
BESIDES HELPING TO REDUCE FLOODING, THE PERMANENT SEAWALL WILL ALSO FORM PART OF GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAMME TO IMPROVE THE REMOTE RURAL TOWNSHIP'S ENVIRONMENT.
THE EXTENT OF THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION WORK IS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE IN THE LATEST GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL AND CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION SHOULD REACH THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS WITHIN TWO MONTHS.
THE NOTICE (IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH) WITH A PLAN CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE. THE PLAN MAY ALSO BE SEEN AT THE LANDS DEPARTMENT SURVEY DIVISION, 5TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG (WHERE COPIES CAN BE PURCHASED ON ORDER) AND AT ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE, SINCERE BUILDING, 16TH FLOOR, 173 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
BIDS CALLED FOR SHA TIN MARKET STALLS
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THIRTY-EIGHT MARKET STALLS IN SHA TIN WILL BE PUT UP FOR PUBLIC AUCTION ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 20).
THE STALLS ARE LOCATED AT TAI WAI TEMPORARY MARKET, SHA TIN MARKET. FO TAN EAST COOKED FOOD MARKET AND FO TAN WEST COOKED FOOD MARKET, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE BIDDING WILL BE HELD AT THE LEK YUEN COMMUNITY HALL,
LEK YUEN ESTATE, SHA TIN, STARTING AT 10 AM.
THE STALLS ARE DESIGNATED FOR THE SELLING OF DIFFERENT GOODS, WITH UPSET MONTHLY RENTALS RANGING FROM $1 250 TO $5 000.
SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MAY START BUSINESS ON FEBRUARY 1 ONA
THREE-YEAR CONTRACT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE HAWKERS AND MARKETS SECTION OF THE SHA TIN URBAN SERVICES OFFICE ON TELEPHONE 0-6065745.
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