MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1987
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MORE ROADWORKS PROPOSED FOR SHEK WU HUI
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NEW ROADS, FOOTPATHS, CYCLE TRACKS AND CAR PARKING SPACES ARE TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN SHEK WU HUI TO PROVIDE VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO A VILLAGE HOUSE DEVELOPMENT AREA MORTH OF SHEUNG SHUI TSUEN.
THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO CONSTRUCT LOCAL AND ACCESS ROADS MEASURING 800 METRES AND 550 METRES.
THE PROJECT INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF 1 400 METRES OF FOOTPATHS, CYCLETRACKS AND TWO CAR PARKS PROVIDING SPACE FOR 110 PRIVATE CARS AND LORRIES.
A BUS BAY, TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED STORMWATER AND FOUL DRAINAGE WORKS, WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED.
PART OF THE EXISTING VILLAGE ACCESS ROAD, OPPOSITE THE CUSTOM'S QUARANTINE STATION ON JOCKEY CLUB ROAD, AND SOME FOOTPATHS WILL DE CLOSED TO FACILITATE THE WORKS. PERMANENT ALTERNATIVE ACCESS WILL BE PROVIDED.
DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, TEMPORARY ACCESS WILL BE MAINTAINED TO MINIMISE INCONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC.
WRITTEN OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED WORKS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY MARCH 10,
SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT TO BE COMPLETED
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SCREENING FACILITIES FOR SEWAGE FROM SHAM SHUI PO AREA WILL DE PROVIDED EARLY NEXT YEAR WHEN WORK ON CONSTRUCTING A SCREENING PLANT AT YEN CHOW STREET IS COMPLETED.
AS PART OF STAGE I OF THE NORTH-WEST KOWLOON SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL PROJECT, THE SINGLE-STOREY SCREENING PLANT WILL HOUSE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE SOLID MATTER FROM THE SEWAGE FLOW, THIS WILL IMPROVE WATER CONDITION IN THAT SECTION OF VICTORIA HARBOUR.
THE 19-MONTH, $13.5 MILLION PROJECT STARTED IN APRIL 1985,
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