WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1987
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NEW ROADS FOR TUEN MUN VILLAGES PROPOSED
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THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANS TO BUILD FOUR NEW ROADS IN TUEN MUN TO PROVIDE AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO THREE VILLAGES AND THE IR NEARBY RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UPGRADING AREAS.
THE NEW ROADS, WHICH ARE PART OF A PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE YUEN LONG TUEN MUN CORRIDOR, WILL BE BUILT AT SAN HING TSUEN, TUEN TSZ WA AND TSING CHUEN WAI.
THEY WILL BE SINGLE CARRIAGEWAYS, RANGING IN WIDTH FROM 5.5 TO 7.3 METRES, WITH FOOTPATHS ON ONE OR BOTH SIDES.
ROADSIDE CAR PARKING FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED AT SOME
LOCATIONS.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT WILL BE ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE, LANDSCAPING AND ANCILLARY WORKS.
A TOTAL OF 21 714 SQUARE METRES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND AND 664 SQUARE METRES OF BUILDING LAND AT THE THREE VILLAGES WILL NEED TO BE RESUMED FOR THE ROAD WORK.
NOTICES OF THE PROPOSED WORK AND RESUMPTION HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
WRITTEN OBJECTIONS MUST REACH THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY JULY 21.
JOINT URBAN, REGIONAL COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW
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THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS THE DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC REFUSE BAGES TO THE FLOATING POPULATION AT TOMORROW'S (THURSDAY) MEETING.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WILL FURTHER TALK ON THE CORPORATE INVOLVEMENTS BY THE OIL COMPANIES AND THE SUPERMARKETS, AND THE BLOCK-TO-BLOCK CLEAN-UP THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
/THE COMMITTEE