FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1985
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FLOATING REFUSE CLEARED ****
A SPECIAL YEAR-END CLEAN-UP OPERATION WAS MOUNTED TODAY TO CLEAR FLOATING REFUSE FROM THE INNER PORT SHELTER AT CHUNG MEI TUK IN SA! KUNG, WHERE SOME 1 000 BOAT PEOPLE LIVE.
THE OPERATION WAS JOINTLY CARRIED OUT BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD, AND INVOLVED THE HIRING OF THREE MOTORISED SAMPANS FOR COLLECTION OF THE REFUSE DUMPED THERE BY THE BOAT PEOPLE.
A SUM OF $8 000 HAD BEEN ALLOCATED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD FOR THE JOB.
SOME 20 NTSD CLEANSING WORKERS WERE ALSO DEPLOYED TO CLEAR AWAY SEA-BORNE REFUSE FROM THE SEA SHORE.
TUEN MUN NEW TOWN ROAD WORK *****
THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANS TO CONSTRUCT AN ACCESS ROAD TO THE NEW BUS STATION IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN, AND CARRY OUT STREET LEVEL SURFACING WORK.
A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED WORKS, WHICH FORM PART OF THE CONTINUING PROGRAMME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN, HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GAZETTE.
A PLAN SHOWING THE PROPOSED WORKS MAY BE SEEN AT:
* CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING MAIN ENTRANCE, HONG KONG
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TUEN MUN DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, AND
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TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE BUILDING, CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TUEN MÚN, NEW TERRITORIES.
ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSAL MUST WRITE TO THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS WITHIN TWO MONTHS.
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