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SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 1984
MORE WORKS FOR TOWN GROWTH PLAN
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THE GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING TO CARRY OUT A NUMBER OF ROAD AND DRAINAGE WORKS ON THE SAI KUNG RECLAMATION AS PART OF THE ULTIMATE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOWN.
WORK WILL INCLUDE THE BUILDING OF A CAR PARK AT THE MAIN GATE OF THE SAI KUNG SPORTS GROUND, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BUS TERMINAL, A MAXICAB AND A TAXI STAND NEAR THE SPORTS GROUND, WIDENING OF A NEARBY CIRCUIT ROAD TO PROVIDE LOADING AND UNLOADING BAYS FOR ADJACENT DEVELOPMENTS, IMPROVEMENT OF PO TUNG ROAD, AND THE EXTENSION OF A ROAD LEADING TO THE FUTURE RECLAMATION AREA.
ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORK AND LANDSCAPING WILL ALSO BE
INCLUDED.
MEANWHILE, THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO PROVIDE LORRY PARKING AREAS AT MAN NIN STREET AND YI CHUNG STREET AND CONSTRUCT A ROAD AND NECESSARY FOOTWAYS TO CONNECT THE TWO STREETS.
THE PROPOSAL ALSO REQUIRES THE CLOSURE OF PART OF MAN NIN STREET WHICH FRONTS THE SEA AND ADJOINS HOUSES NOS 79 AND 93.
NOTICES CONCERNING THE PROPOSALS WERE PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
RELATED PLANS CAN BE SEEN AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, HONG KONG; THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, 1ST FLOOR, 692 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KOWLOON, AND THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, SAI KUNG BRANCH OFFICE, 63 MAN NIN STREET, SAI KUNG.
ALL OBJECTIONS MUST REACH THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS IN WRITING BY OCTOBER 9.
TWO NT SPORTS GROUNDS RE-OPEN SUNDAY
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TWO OF THE EIGHT SPORTS GROUNDS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE RE-OPENED TO THE PUBLIC NEXT SUNDAY (AUGUST 19) ON COMPLETION OF ANNUAL MAINTENANCE WORK.
THEY ARE THE TSUEN WAN SPORTS GROUND AND SHA TIN SPORTS GROUND.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID THE OTHER SIX SPORTS FACILITIES WILL BE RE-OPENED AS FOLLOWS: THE KWAI CHUNG SPORTS GROUND ON AUGUST 31, FANLING RECREATION GROUND, YUEN LONG STADIUM AND SAI KUNG TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND ON SEPTEMBER 1, AND WO YI HOP ROAD SPORTS GROUND AND TUEN MUN TANG SHIV KIN SPORTS GROUND ON OCTOBER 1.
'THE STANDARD