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FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1992
CENTRAL RECLAMATION AUTHORISED
THE GOVERNOR IN
COUNCIL
HAS AUTHORISED THE
OF RECLAMATION WATERFRONT IN CENTRAL ΤΟ ABOUT 20 HECTARES OF LAND AT THE EXISTING ACCOMMODATE THE HONG KONG TERMINUS OF THE AIRPORT RAILWAY.
THE NOTICE OF AUTHORISATION FOR THE
TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE PROJECT IS KNOWN AS THE CENTRAL AND WAN CHAI PACKAGE 1, PHASE 1, ENGINEERING WORKS (WESTERN SECTION}.
WAS RECLAMATION
GAZETTED
RECLAMATION,
RECLAMATION
BLAKE PIER,
DRAINS AND
OF IT WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION
SEAWALL AND
AND FOR ABOUT 20 HECTARES OF LAND BETWEEN RUMSEY STREET CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND STREET AMENITIES, THE LAYING OF SEWERS AND LANDSCAPING WORKS.
AND WATER BY THE
IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE REPROVISIONING OF GOVERNMENT PUBLIC FERRY PIERS AND ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENT OFFICES, COOLING PUMPING STATIONS AND OTHER
FACILITIES AFFECTED
PROPOSED WORKS.
EXISTING
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL APPROVED PROJECT WITHOUT
CONDITION MODIFICATION OR
AFTER TAKING CONSIDERATION THE OBJECTIONS RECEIVED.
THE INTO
A TOTAL OF SEVEN OBJECTIONS HAD BEEN RECEIVED. WERE SUBSEQUENTLY WITHDRAWN.
OF WHICH, TWO
TWO OF THE SERVICES OPERATORS.
NOT OBJECTIONS
WITHDRAWN WERE LODGED
BY FERRY
THE OTHER THREE OBJECTIONS CAME COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS ON THE WATERFRONT.
FROM
INCORPORATED
OWNERS
OF
THE SPOKESMAN SAID WORKS FOR THE PHASED IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE SAFETY AND OPERATION LEVELS OF
TO INCONVENIENCE FERRIES WERE MAINTAINED AND
PASSENGERS MINIMISED
PROJECT WOULD BE
CAREFULLY
THE
THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD OF THE CONSTRUCTION.
SEVERAL
BUILDINGS ARRANGING
REFERRING TO OBJECTIONS RAISED BY OWNERS OF ON THE WATERFRONT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS FOR THE RELOCATION OF THE AIR-CONDITIONING AND FLUSHING SYSTEM OF THE BUILDINGS, WHICH WERE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE RECLAMATION,
THE SPOKESMAN SAID
THE
BEGIN BY SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
HE ADDED THAT ANY
RECLAMATION
WORK WAS
PROGRAMMED
то
CONSIDERED THAT HIS INTEREST
A DELIVER
AND
WRITTEN CLAIM FOR LANDS ON OR BEFORE
PERSON
WHO MAY BUILDINGS
WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT COMPENSATION TO THE DIRECTOR OF APRIL 2, 1993.
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