THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 198-
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LANDOWNERS URGED TO COLLECT COMPENSATION
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LAND OWNERS, ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION FOR LANDS RESUMED FOR THE LOK MA CHAU BORDER LINK AND N.T. CIRCULAR ROAD PROJECTS, HAVE BEEN URGED TO COME FORWARD TO COLLECT THE IR CHEQUES.
THE COMPENSATION HAS BEEN CALCULATED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE NEW POLICY FOR ZONAL COMPENSATION IN THE NEW TERRITORIES RECENTLY APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE SAID THE TWO PROJECTS FORM A MAJOR PART OF DEVELOPMENT PLANS TO IMPROVE THE ROAD NETWORK FOR AN EXPECTED INCREASE IN TRAFFIC VOLUME IN THE NORTH-WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES INTO THE NEXT DECADE.
+THE $260 MILLION LO MA CHAU BORDER LINK PROJECT WILL PROVIDE YET ANOTHER CROSSING BETWEEN HONG KONG AND SHENZHEN, SPOKESMAN SAID.
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+CONSTRUCTION WORK HAS ALREADY BEGUN AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 1988, HE ADDED.
+A LARGE NUMBER OF CHEQUES PREPARED FOR THE APPROVED COMPENSATION IS READY FOR COLLECTION AT THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S LANDS OFFICE IN YUEN LONG, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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IN ADDITION A TOTAL OF $27.5 MILLION IN EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES HAS ALSO BEEN APPROVED FOR PAYMENT TO FARMERS FOR THE IR CROPS, FISHPONDS, LIVESTOCK AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS, HE SAID,
+SO FAR, $26 MILLION OF THIS MONEY HAD BEEN PAID OUT,+ HE ADDED.
TUEN MUN RESTRICTED ZONE
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PUI TO ROAD EASTBOUND, BETWEEN TUEN MUN HEUNG SZE WU1 ROAD AND TUEN MUN ROAD, AND ITS SLIP ROAD LEADING TO TUEN MUN ROAD NORTHBOUND WILL BE DESIGNATED A 24-HOUR RESTRICTED ZONE FROM 10 AM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
MOTOR VEHICLES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS AND GOODS.
MEANWHILE, WONG CHU ROAD BETWEEN ROAD 16A AND TUEN MUN ROAD WILL BE CLOSED FOR ABOUT TEN DAYS FROM 10 AM ON DECEMBER 21 (SATURDAY) TO FACILITATE PIPE LAYING WORK.
TRAFFIC FROM LUNG MUN ROAD HEADING TOWARDS TUEN MUN ROAD SHOULD USE TSING WUN ROAD.
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