SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1986
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EXTENSIVE AREAS OF RECLAMATION PROPOSED
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THREE AREAS OF FORESHORE AND SEA-BED TOTALLING MORE THAN 54 HECTARES ARE TO BE RECLAIMED.
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST GAZETTE THE LARGEST AREA OF 50.5 HECTARES IS EAST OF TSANG TSUI, TUEN MUN.
IT HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CASTLE PEAK POWER COMPANY FOR DISPOSAL OF PULVERISED ASH FROM THE TAP SHEK KOK POWER STATION.
THIS IS THE SECOND AND FINAL PHASE OF THE PROJECT, OF WHICH THE FIRST PHASE OF 21.5 HECTARES WAS GAZETTED ON DECEMBER 21, 1984.
THE ASH WILL BE ENCLOSED WITHIN SEA WALLS TO BE BUILT BEFORE DUMPING STARTS. THESE ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN TWO YEARS.
THE SECOND AREA, COMPRISING 1.9 HECTARES AT AP LEI CHAU, IS TO BE RECLAIMED TO PROVIDE LAND FOR BOAT BUILDING AND REPAIRING YARDS.
THE RECLAIMED LAND WILL BE ALLOCATED MOSTLY TO BOATYARD OPERATORS AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED AP LEI CHAU NORTH RECLAMATION.
A THIRD AREA, OF 1.77 HECTARES AT WOK TAI WAN BAY, NORTH WEST TSING YI, WILL PROVIDE LAND FOR BARGE LOADING AND STOCK-PILING IN CONNECTION WITH THE TSING YI BORROW AREA WHICH WILL PROVIDE FILL FOR THE KWAI CHUNG LOT NO. 6 RECLAMATION.
PLANS OF ALL THREE AREAS CAN BE INSPECTED AT THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT SURVEY OFFICE, FIFTH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.
ANY OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SENT IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
JAPANESE SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED TO STUDENTS
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TWO JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MONBUSHO) SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AGAIN BEING OFFERED TO LOCAL STUDENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES AS WELL AS NATURAL SCIENCES IN JAPAN.
THE AWARDS UNDER THE MONBUSHO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME 1987 ARE NORMALLY TENABLE FOR FIVE YEARS, FROM APRIL NEXT YEAR TO MARCH 1992. AND APPLICATIONS ARE NOW INVITED.
/THE SCHOLARSHIPS ...................