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SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 1984
SO FAR, 35 STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED THROUGH JOINT EFFORT BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE POLICE AND THE FIRE SERVICES, CITY SERVICES, LANDS AND HOUSING DEPARTMENTS.
THE 'RED ZONE' CLEARANCE EXERCISE, WHICH BEGAN IN MID-1982, IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN TWO MONTHS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THE CLEARANCE SHOULD ARRIVE AT NO. 31 TAK KU LING ROAD IN KOWLOON CITY AT 9 AM ON TUESDAY (APRIL 17).
NEW ROAD IN LAI CHI KOK ****
THE GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING TO BUILD A NEW APPROACH ROAD IN THE KAU WAH KENG VALLEY, LAI CHI KOK, TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO EXISTING AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS THERE.
THE NEW ROAD WILL LINK LAI KING HILL ROAD WITH LAI WAN ROAD, BOTH OF WHICH WILL BE WIDENED AS PART OF THE PROJECT.
ALSO INCLUDED WILL BE A SHORT STRETCH OF ROAD GIVING ACCESS TO CHUNG SHAN TERRACE, FOOTPATHS AND A TWIN BOX CULVERT TO IMPROVE DRAINAGE IN THE AREA WHICH IS PRONE TO FLOODING IN THE RAINY SEASON.
SLOPE PROTECTION WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN CONNECTION WITH THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION. A SHORT SECTION OF LAI KING HILL ROAD WILL BE CLOSED AFTER THE NEW ROAD HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
SOME AGRICULTURAL AND BUILDING LAND WILL NEED TO BE
RESUMED.
A NOTICE OF THE PROJECT IS PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GAZETTE.
A PLAN CAN BE SEEN AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
* 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 STATION MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING, 174-208, CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN; AND
* TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, 2ND FLOOR, FOU WAH CENTRE,
210, CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN.
OBJECTIONS TO THE PROJECT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS BEFORE JUNE 12.