MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1987
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CONTRACT AWARDED FOR FLOOD PROTECTION WORKS
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THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $57.7 MILLION CONTRACT TO THE CHINA INTERNATIONAL WATER AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION TO PROVIDE FLOOD PROTECTION FACILITIES FOR FOUR LOW-LYING VILLAGES NEAR TIN SHUI WAI IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE VILLAGES ARE LO UK TSUEN, SIK KONG TSUEN, SIK KONG WAI AND KIU TAU WAI.
AT A CEREMONY TODAY (MONDAY), THE DIRECTOR OF TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT, MR KENNETH KWOK, SIGNED THE AGREEMENT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY, MR LUO FU.
+T HE CONTRACT INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF FLOOD PROTECTION EMBANKMENTS AROUND THE VILLAGES, CHANNELS AND CULVERTS, FOUR FLOOD-CONTROL PONDS, ONE PUMPING STATION FOR EACH VILLAGE, TWO BRIDGES, AND A NUMBER OF FOOTBRIDGES AND ASSOCIATED ROADS, + MR KWOK SAID.
+THIS IS PART OF A SCHEME TO PROTECT THE FOUR LOW-LYING VILLAGES FROM FLOODING, HE ADDED.
THE WORKS WILL TAKE ABOUT 17 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
ILLEGAL STRUCTURES TO BE CLOSED
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS SEEKING CLOSURE OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN THE LANE BOUNDED BY 16-28 GORDON ROAD, 82-86 HING FAT STREET AND 1-1B AND 3 WING HING STREET, HONG KONG.
THESE STRUCTURES SHOULD BE CLOSED IN ADVANCE SO THAT THEY CAN BE DEMOLISHED WITHOUT CAUSING DANGER TO THE OCCUPIERS OR TO THE PUBLIC.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT, HONG KONG, AT 9.30 AM ON MAY 8 WAS POSTED ON THE STRUCTURES TODAY (MONDAY).
THE CLOSURE IS PART OF THE EXERCISE TO ENFORCE ORDERS ISSUED UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE IN DECEMBER 1986 REQUIRING DEMOLITION OF THE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES.
DEMOLITION WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT ONCE THE CLOSURE ORDERS ARE OBTAINED.
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