SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 1985
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BLOCK-BY-BLOCK CLEANUP STARTS
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THE URBAN COUNCIL IS CARRYING OUT AN INTENSIVE BLOCK-BY-BLOCK CLEAN-UP IN EIGHT URBAN DISTRICTS - CENTRAL, WESTERN, WAN CHAI, SOUTHERN, SHAM SHUI PO, YAU MA TEI, MONG KOK AND KOWLOON CITY.
EACH DISTRICT IS DIVIDED UP INTO SECTORS IN WHICH CLEANSING TEAMS WILL SPEND AT LEAST ONE FULL WORKING DAY.
THE NUMBER OF DAYS DEVOTED TO EACH DISTRICT WILL DEPEND ON ITS SIZE AND STATE OF CLEANLINESS.
FIFTY DAYS WILL BE SPENT, FOR INSTANCE, IN KOWLOON CITY, WHILE ONLY 16 WORKING DAYS WILL BE GIVEN TO YAU MA TEI AND SHAM SHUI PO.
TEMPORARY JUNK AND REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE CLEAN-UP.
RESIDENTS MAY CALL THE LITTER HOTLINE - 5-95555 OR THEIR LOCAL URBAN SERVICES OFFICE TO FIND OUT THE OPENING HOURS OF THE RCPS AND JCPS IN THEIR NEIGHBOURHOODS.
THE BLITZ WILL BE COMPLETED IN ALL EIGHT DISTRICTS BY THE END OF APRIL.
ROADS AND DRAINAGE WORKS IN SAI KUNG
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TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND DRAINAGE IN THE SAI KUNG TOWN RECLAMATION AREAS.
THIS CONTRACT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUS, MAXICAB AND PLB TERMINUS TO REPLACE EXISTING FACILITIES, TOGETHER WITH THE EXTENSION OF A NEW ROAD TO THE SOUTH OF THE SAI KUNG SPORTS GROUND.
IN ADDITION, IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE MADE TO THE EXISTING ROAD> AND IN PARTICULAR TO THE JUNCTION OF PO TUNG ROAD AND THE NEW ROAD.
ANOTHER NEW ROAD WILL BE CONSTRUCTED RUNNING BETWEEN THE NE⟫ SAI KUNG MARKET/BAZAAR AND HOUSES 94 TO 120 IN MAN NIN STREET, TO ENABLE MAN NIN STREET TO BECOME A CAR PARKING AND LOADING/UNLOADING AREA. THE ROAD WILL ALSO BE LANDSCAPED.
CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN MAY 1985 AND WILL TAKE 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE HIGHWAYS (NEW TERRITORIES) REGION OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE, ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, WILL SUPERVISE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WORKS.