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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1985
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAYE FORMED ABOUT 80 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF MANILA ON OCTOBER 24. DURING THE DAY, FAYE MOVED NORTHWEST- WARDS ACROSS LUZON, IN THE EVENING IT RECURVED ABOUT 250 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF MANILA AND MOVED EAST-NORTHEASTWARDS.
ON OCTOBER 27 AND 28 FAYE REMAINED SLOW-MOVING OVER THE BAL INTANG CHANNEL. IT THEN MOVED NORTHEASTWARDS ON OCTOBER 29 AND BECAME A TYPHOON ABOUT 280 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF TAIPEI THAT EVENING.
FAYE CONTINUED MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS AND PASSED ABOUT 110 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA EARLY ON OCTOBER 31. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL STORM ABOUT 340 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF OKINAWA AND MOVED EAST-NORTHEASTWARDS.
MORE LAND TO BE RECLAIMED AT JUNK BAY
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THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO RECLAIM TWO AREAS OF FORESHORE AND SEABED IN THE NORTH-WESTERN PART OF JUNK BAY AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE NEW TOWN.
THE TWO AREAS - ONE OF ABOUT 13.09 HECTARES AND THE OTHER OF 1.1 HECTARES - WILL BE USED FOR FUTURE GOVERNMENT FACILITIES AND INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED WORKS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE GAZETTE.
THE NOTICE AND ITS RELATED PLAN CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE.
THE PLAN CAN ALSO BE SEEN AT THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, MAN NIN STREET, SAI KUNG, AND AT LANDS DEPARTMENT'S SURVEY DIVISION, FIFTH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.
OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED WORKS MUST REACH THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS BY JANUARY 14 NEXT YEAR.
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