SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 1987
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DISCUSSION ON RIVERSIDE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD'S DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 11) MORNING TO DISCUSS THE LAYOUT PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RIVERSIDE AREA IN SHA TIN.
THE PLANNING AREA, AREA 5B, IS SITUATED AT THE HEART OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN WHICH HAS BEEN EARMARKED FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAN ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 13,000 RESIDENTS WHEN FULLY DEVELOPED.
THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO DISCUSS PILOT SQUATTER AREA IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES IN THE DISTRICT, CONSTRUCTION OF A COVER FOR THE FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS SHA TIN RURAL COMMITTEE ROAD, THE YMCA YOUTH CAMP RE-DEVELOPMENT IN WU KAI SHA AND FLOODING IN PEDESTRIAN SUBWAYS.
MEANWHILE, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, MR CHOY KAN-PUI, WILL ASK THERE ARE MEASURES TO SOLVE FLUSHING PROBLEMS IN VILLAGE HOUSES.
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ALSO ON THE AGENDA WILL BE THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS AT THE "q" JUNCTION NEAR CHUN SHEK BUS TERMINUS, VEHICULAR ACCESS TO MELODY GARDEN IN HA KENG HAU VILLAGE, PROPOSED MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, FIVE YEAR FORECASTS AND ANNUAL ESTIMATES OF FUNDS FOR THE BOARD, AS WELL AS REPORTS BY WORKING GROUPS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING TO BE HELD AT 9.30 AM ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 11) IN THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM ON 6/F, KCR HOUSE, SHA TIN STATION.
NEW WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR SIU LEK YUEN
PROVIDED AT SIU LEK
A NEW FRESH WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM WILL BE YUEN, SHA TIN, TO MEET NEEDS ARISING FROM DEVELOPMENTS THERE.
THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE BUILDING A SERVICE RESERVOIR PUMPING STATION, AND LAYING ABOUT TWO KILOMETRES OF PIPELINE.
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BESIDES SERVING THE KWONG YUEN ESTATE AND THE HONG LAM COURT NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION, IT WILL ALSO IMPROVE SUPPLY TO THREE HIGH LEVEL AREA VILLAGES WONG NAI TAU, TAI LAM LIU AND SHEK KWU LUNG.
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS NOW INVITING TENDERS FOR PROJECT, WORK ON WHICH WILL COMMENCE IN OCTOBER AND TAKE 12 MONTHS COMPLETE.
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING TENDERS IS NOON ON AUGUST 28.
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