SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1986
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ILLEGAL STRUCTURES TO BE CLEARED
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EIGHTEEN ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN THE REAR LANES BOUNDED BY NATHAN ROAD, CAMERON ROAD AND CARNAVON ROAD WILL BE PULLED DOWN IN A CLEARANCE OPERATION STARTING ON TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 18).
THE CLEARANCE IS PART OF A CONTINUING STREET MANAGEMENT SCHEME FOR YAU MA TEI DISTRICT.
CO-ORDINATED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE OPERATION WILL BE JOINTLY CONDUCTED BY THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THE CLEARANCE OPERATION SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE JUNCTION OF CAMERON ROAD AND CAMERON LANE AT 10 AM ON TUESDAY.
NEW WATER PUMPING STATION *****
A FRESH WATER PUMPING STATION WILL BE BUILT ON THE WESTERN RECLAMATION NEAR WATER STREET IN SAI YING PUN.
THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE ASSOCIATED MAINLAYING WORKS.
THE PUMPING STATION WILL BE A TWO-STOREY BUILDING WITH BASEMENT OCCUPYING AN AREA OF ABOUT 35 METRES BY 17 METRES,
WITH AN INITIAL CAPACITY OF 157 000 CUBIC METRES PER DAY, THE NEW STATION IS NEEDED TO COPE WITH AN INCREASE IN THE PROJECTED DEMAND FOR WATER FROM SOUTHWESTERN AREAS OF HONG KONG ISLAND.
WORK IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN FEBRUARY AND TAKE ABOUT 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS BY DECEMBER 5.
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