SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 1984
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THE LICENCE IS ISSUED UNDER SECTION 4 (1) OF THE PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT ORDINANCE CAP. 172 AND GOVERNS THE SAFETY OF THE PREMISES WHERE THE PROPOSED PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS ARE TO TAKE PLACE.
THE PERMIT IS ISSUED UNDER SECTION 8 (1) OF THE SAME ORDINANCE AND RELATES TO THE TYPE OF ENTERTAINMENT.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE NEW PROCEDURE DID NOT IMPLY ANY SHIFT IN RESPONSIBILITY.
+ THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE PERMIT, BUT THE U.S.D. WILL RECEIVE, CHECK AND PASS ON PERMIT APPLICATIONS. THE SOLE AIM IS TO SAVE THE PUBLIC FROM HAVING TO LODGE APPLICATIONS AT TWO PLACES, HE EXPLAINED.
+THE TIME REQUIRED FOR PROCESSING AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE OR PERMIT WILL REMAIN 18 WORKING DAYS,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
NEW ROADS FOR TSUEN WAN BYPASS
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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS TO BUILD NEW ROADS TOTALLING 1.5 KILOMETRES IN LENGTH ON RECENTLY RECLAIMED LAND IN TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN NEAR THE CARGO WORKING AREA.
THEY WILL SERVE EXISTING AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS ON THE RECLAMATION AND PROVIDE AN ESSENTIAL LINK WITH STAGE 1 OF TSUEN WAN BYPASS AND THE EXISTING ROAD NETWORK IN THE AREA.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL BEGIN IN MAY AND BE FINISHED IN ONE YEAR.
THE SECOND STAGE OF TSUEN WAN BYPASS, NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION, IS AN ELEVATED ROAD RUNNING FROM TEXACO ROAD TO TUEN MUN ROAD,
IT IS EXPECTED TO BE FULLY COMPLETED IN THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT YEAR.
IT WILL LINK TSUEN WAN BYPASS STAGE I IN TEXACO ROAD AT ONE END TO TUEN MUN ROAD AT CHAI WAN KOK AT THE OTHER AND PROVIDE A MUCH-NEEDED THROUGH ROUTE FOR TRAFFIC TO TUEN MUN AND THE NORTH-WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES.