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HE SAID THE AREA AROUND THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTER WAS MORE SPACIOUS, AND THERE WAS A MUCH-IMPROVED WORKING ENVIRONMENT.
THE OFFICE NOW HAS ITS OWN CONFERENCE ROOM FOR 35 PERSONS; THEREBY FACILITATING LIAISON WORK WITH THE PUBLIC. HE SAID.
THE OFFICE HAD BEEN OPERATING AT 32, WUHU STREET FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS.
ALSO PRESENT AT THE CEREMONY WHICH WAS PRECEDED BY A LION
YU DANCE, WERE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, MR WONG WING-PIU, MR WỤ SHING-SHUEN AND MR PAO PING-WING.
CONTRACT FOR PROMENADES PROJECT
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A $24 MILLION CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTING PROMENADES ALONG THE BANKS OF THE SHING MUN RIVER IN SHA TIN WAS AWARDED TODAY (THURSDAY).
MR C.K. CHOW, IT WAS SIGNED BY THE SHA TIN PROJECT MANAGER AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF CHINA CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORPORATION.
THE PROMENADES WILL STRETCH OVER FOUR KILOMETRES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER FRONTAGE FROM JAT MIN CHUEN TO THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE AND THEIR WIDTH WILL VARY FROM SEVEN TO 20 METRES.
EACH WILL CONSIST OF A FOOTPATH AND A CYCLE TRACK, FORMING PART OF AN EXTENSIVE PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLE TRACK SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE NEW TOWN.
THERE WILL BE CYCLE PARKING AND SITTING AREAS AT CONVENIENT LOCATIONS, EXTENSIVE TREE AND SHRUB PLANTING AS WELL AS A SERIES OF OPEN SPACES.
OTHER FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE REFRESHMENT KIOSKS,, CHILDREN'S PLAY AREAS AND PUBLIC TOILETS, ALL IN AN ATTRACTIVE LANDSCAPED SETTING.
PROVISION WILL ALSO BE MADE FOR MOORING ROWING BOATS ON THE PART OF THE RIVER OPPOSITE SHA TIN CENTRAL PARK.
YEAR.
CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL START SOON AND BE COMPLETED IN ONE
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