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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1984
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT WARNED THAT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, PLOVER COVE DAM CREST ROAD, WHICH IS A POPULAR GROUND FOR CYCLING, WILL BE CLOSED EXCEPT FOR SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, TO ALLOW FREE ACCESS FOR CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC.
HE SAID SERIOUS CONSIDERATION HAD BEEN GIVEN TO THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD ON THE LACK OF CYCLING GROUNDS IN THE TAI MEI TUK AREA.
+THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES HAS THEREFORE DECIDED THAT DESPITE THE NEED TO USE THE DAM CREST ROAD FOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, IT WILL BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
+ON ALL OTHER DAYS IT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION WORKS AND COMPLETELY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, + HE SAID.
DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, THERE WILL BE NO THROUGH-ROUTE AROUND THE RESERVOIR AS ALMOST THE WHOLE ISLAND WILL BECOME A CONSTRUCTION SITE.
HE REMINDED HIKERS NOT TO PLAN THEIR ROUTE AROUND THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE RESERVOIR.
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR TAI PO
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THE TAI PO AND FANL ING NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR ANOTHER PROJECT AS PART OF ITS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR TAI PO.
THE PROJECT COMPRISES THE FORMATION OF ABOUT FOUR HECTARES OF LAND IN SHUI WAI FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE TRAINING OF ABOUT 700 METRES OF LOWER LAM TSUEN RIVER BETWEEN SHUI WA I VILLAGE AND MUI SHUE HANG.
IN ADDITION, ASSOCIATED ROADS AND DRAINAGE WORKS PLUS THREE FOOTBRIDGES AND RIVERSIDE FOOTPATHS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN DECEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.
TENDERS MUST BE ADDRESSED TO THE CHAIRMAN, CENTRAL TENDER BOARD, AND PLACED IN THE SECRETARIAT TENDER BOX LOCATED IN THE LOBBY OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (EAST WING), LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, BEFORE NOON ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12.
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