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SUNDAY, JULY 15, 1934
LIGHTING FOR NEW CHECKPOINT
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LIGHTING IS TO BE INSTALLED TO ILLUMINATE THE 3.5-METRE-HIGH SECURITY FENCE ROUND THE NEW CHECKPOINT AREA BEING BUILT AT SHA TAU KOK.
THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $183 340 CONTRACT TO EMPIRE ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD TO SUPPLY AND INSTALL IT.
AS PART OF THE BORDER CONTROL POINT PROJECT, A NEW 800-METRE- LONG TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY IS ALSO BEING CONSTRUCTED. IT WILL LINK SHA TAU KOK ROAD WITH THE NEW SHA TAU KOK BRIDGE.
THE CARRIAGEWAY WILL HAVE TWO-METRE-WIDE FOOTPATHS ON EACH SIDE.
ABOUT HALF OF ITS LENGTH WILL BE 7.3 METRES WIDE WITH THE REMAINING HALF BEING 70 METRES WIDE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW CHECKPOINT AREA AND ITS CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION FACILITIES.
TWO PEDESTRIAN SUBWAYS AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE AND SITE FORMATION WORK ARE ALSO BEING CONSTRUCTED AS PART OF THE PROJECT.
WHEN THE NEW ROAD IS COMPLETED EARLY NEXT YEAR, IT WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER BORDER CROSSING FACILITY IN ADDITION TO THE ONE AT MAN KAM TO.
22 MARKET STALLS FOR LEASE
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TWENTY-TWO STALLS AT THREE MARKETS IN SHEUNG SHUI IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE PUT UP FOR THREE-YEAR LEASE BY PUBLIC AUCTION ON WEDNESDAY (JULY 18).
THE THREE MARKETS ARE SHEK WU HUI MARKET, SHEK WU HUI TEMPORARY MARKET AND SHEK WU HUI TEMPORARY MARKET II, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE AUCTION WILL BE HELD AT THE OFFICE OF THE HAWKERS AND MARKETS SECTION OF NORTH URBAN SERVICES OFFICE (ADJACENT TO SHEK WU HUI PLAYGROUND) AT FU HING STREET IN SHEUNG SHUI AT 10.30 AM.
OF THE 12 STALLS AT SHEK WU HUI TEMPORARY MARKET I, SEVEN
THE UPSET MONTHLY RENTAL ARE FOR GROCERIES AND FIVE FOR FRUITS. RANGES FROM $450 TO $550.
THE UPSET RENTAL FOR THE VACANT MEAT STALL AT SHEK wỤ HU1 MARKET IS $1 000, WHILE THAT FOR THE NINE VEGETABLES STALLS AT SHEK WU HUI TEMPORARY MARKET II RANGES FROM $800 TO $1 000.
INTERESTED PERSONS MAY CONTACT THE HAWKERS AND MARKETS SECTION OF NORTH URBAN SERVICES OFFICE ON TELEPHONE 0-6577016 FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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