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MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1986
CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL STRUCTURES CONTINUES
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ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON THE ROOF OF A BUILDING IN KOWLOON, WHICH THE BUILDING AUTHORITY ORDERED TO BE DEMOLISHED A YEAR AGO, ARE TO BE CLOSED BY COURT ORDER.
AN APPLICATION FOR THE ORDER TO CLOSE THE STRUCTURES, ON THE MAIN ROOF OVER FLATS A AND C ON THE 11TH FLOOR OF 50-52 FÜK WA STREET, WILL BE MADE AT KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT ON OCTOBER 21.
A NOTICE INFORMING OCCUPANTS OF THE STRUCTURES OF THE BUILDING AUTHORITY'S INTENTION TO APPLY FOR THE CLOSURE ORDER WERE POSTED ON A CONSPICUOUS PART OF THE STRUCTURES TODAY (MONDAY).
THE AUTHORITY WISHES TO HAVE THE STRUCTURES SHUT FIRST SO THAT DEMOLITION CAN BE CARRIED OUT WITHOUT DANGER TO OCCUPIERS OR THE PUBLIC.
FRESH WATER SUPPLY FOR HIGH-LEVEL AREAS
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RESIDENTS OF HIGH-LEVEL AREAS AROUND YUEN LONG DISTRICT ARE TO RECEIVE FRESH WATER SUPPLY WITHIN TWO YEARS.
A SINGLE-STOREY PUMPING STATION, OCCUPYING A 225-SQUARE- METRE SITE, WILL BE BUILT AT FAN KAM ROAD IN A KUNG TIN, YUEN LONG.
A TANK WITH A CAPACITY OF 1 100 CUBIC METRES WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED.
OTHER WORK IN THE PROJECT INCLUDE LAYING ABOUT 420 METRES OF 300-MILLIMETRE DIAMETER PIPE ALONG A NEW FOOTWAY.
TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE WORK WHICH WILL START
IN OCTOBER AND TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE WORK IS PART OF A PROJECT TO EXTEND WATER SUPPLY TO HILLY AREAS OF PAT HEUNG AND SHEK KONG.
MEANWHILE, CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR A WATER TANK IN SHEUNG TSUEN IS UNDERWAY, WHILE TENDERS FOR CONSTRUCTING A PUMPING STATION AT KAM SHEUNG ROAD WERE INVITED LAST MONTH.
THE WATER WILL BE DRAWN FROM THE AU TAU SERVICE RESERVOIR THROUGH EXISTING MAINS AND PUMPED TO TANKS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO CONSUMERS.
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