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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1984
MARKET TO BE BUILT AT KWU TUNG
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THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR A MARKET BUILDING AT KWU TUNG IN THE NEW TERRITORIES,
IT WILL ACCOMMODATE LOCAL SHOP OPERATORS WHOSE PREMISES ARE REQUIRED FOR IMPROVEMENT WORK TO THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD BETWEEN AU TAU AND FAN KAN.
THE MARKET WILL BE BUILT ON A 5 000 SQUARE-METRE SITE ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE EXISTING OI WAH SCHOOL.
THE CONTRACT WILL INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STOREY MARKET BUILDING, A ONE-STOREY SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, A TRANSFORMER ROOM AND ANCILLIARY WORKS.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN EARLY APRIL AND TAKE ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE.
THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE BY A JOINT GROUP OF CONSULTANTS COMPRISING BINNIE AND PARTNERS (HONG KONG), WILBUR SMITH AND ASSOCIATES AND HARRIS AND SUTHERLAND (FAR EAST).
FESTIVAL FOR HANG HAU RESIDENTS
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RESIDENTS IN HANG HAU, SAI KUNG WILL CELEBRATE THE LANTERN FESTIVAL WITH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES AT THE LOCAL RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE.
THE FESTIVAL - THE 15TH DAY OF THE FIRST LUNAR MONTH FALLS ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 16) THIS YEAR.
THE DAY'S EVENT WILL BEGIN AT 12 NOON WITH UNICORN AND LION DANCES, TO BE FOLLOWED BY PRIZE PRESENTATIONS TO WINNERS OF A DRAWING COMPETITION AND A CROSS-WORD PUZZLE HELD IN THE DISTRICT EARLIER.
THE OCCASION WILL ALSO MARK THE BEGINNING OF A THREE-DAY HANG HAU FESTIVAL - AN ANNUAL EVENT SINCE LAST YEAR TO PROMOTE THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG LOCAL RESIDENTS AND TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE AREA.
OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE FESTIVAL WILL INCLUDE A MINI-SOCCER MATCH, A CARNIVAL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND A LANTERN RIDDLE.
/THE FESTIVAL