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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1991

"SECTION 2 IS FOR THE

WIDENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE REMAINING 1.4 KILOMETRES OF THE SIX METRE WIDE ACCESS ROAD.

"SECTION 1 WILL TAKE 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE AND SECTION 2 WILL

TAKE 23 MONTHS TO COMPLETE," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE IMPROVEMENT WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT.

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EXTENSION OF GAZETTED MARINE SPOIL GROUND

SOUTH OF CHEUNG CHAU

THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO EXTEND THE BXISTING MARINE SPOIL GROUND SOUTH OF CHEUNG CHAU PRINCIPALLY IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THE MARINE MUD WHICH WILL BE DREDGED FROM VARIOUS RECLAMATION PROJECTS.

THE EXISTING SPOIL GROUND HAS BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE 1988 AT THE PRESENT RATE OF DUMPING IT WILL SOON REACH CAPACITY.

AND

IN ORDER TO MAKE PROVISION FOR DUMPING NEEDS FORESEEABLE FUTURE AND ALSO TO ALLOW GOVERNMENT FLEXIBILITY IN PLANNING OF DUMPING ACTIVITIES, THE EXISTING SPOIL GROUND WILL EXTENDED TO THE EAST AND THE WEST.

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ALTHOUGH THESE EXTENSIONS WILL CONSIDERABLY ENLARGE THE GAZETTED AREA, IT IS NOT INTENDED THAT THE WHOLE AREA WILL BR USED FOR DUMPING AT ONE TIME.

INSTEAD LESS THAN 30 PER CENT OF THE EXTENSIONS WOULD BE FOR DUMPING AT ANY ONE TIME.

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THE EXTENSIONS TO THE EAST AND THE WEST WERK GAZETTED TODAY FRIDAY) IN TWO SEPARATE NOTICES.

ANY PERSON WHO CONSIDERS THAT HE HAS AN INTEREST, RIGHT OR EASEMENT IN OR OVER THE FORESHORE AND SEA-BED INVOLVED MAY SUBMIT A WRITTEN OBJECTION TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS ON OR BEFORE APRIL 21, 1991.

THE NOTICE OF SUCH OBJECTION SHALL DESCRIBE THE INTEREST, RIGHT OR EASEMENT OF THE OBJECTOR AND THE MANNER IN WHICH HE ALLEGES HE WILL BE AFFECTED.

THE NOTICES (IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE) TOGETHER WITH THEIR RELATED PLANS CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE.

THE PLAN CAN ALSO BE SEEN AT THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE, 14TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG (WHERE COPIES CAN BE PURCHASED ON ORDER); AT THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE, 20TH FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG; MUI WO SUB-OFFICE, GROUND FLOOR, MUI WO GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 2 NGAN KWONG WAN

ROAD, MUI WO, LANTAU ISLAND: CHEUNG CHAU SUB-OFFICE, 22 SAN HING STREET, GROUND FLOOR, CHEUNG CHAU AND AT THE OFFICES OF THE CHEUNG CHAU AND SOUTH LANTAU RURAL COMMITTEES.

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