SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1992
GOVT PLANS FOR FLOOD PREVENTION MEASURES
FLOODWAY AND CONCRETE
THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO CONSTRUCT A NULLAH WITHIN AN AREA OF ABOUT 20.6 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED IN SHAN PUI RIVER TO ALLEVIATE FLOODING IN YUEN LONG AREAS.
THE WORK WILL START IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR AND WILL BE COMPLETED ABOUT MID-1997.
THE GOVERNMENT ALSO INTENDS TO DREDGE A FAIRWAY WITHIN AN AREA OF ABOUT 14.49 HECTARES OF SEABED AT THE TYPHOON SHELTER IN TUEN MUN.
THE DREDGING WORK IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE DRAUGHT FOR FULLY LADEN BARGES TO USE THE FUTURE PUBLIC CARGO HANDLING AREA IN AREA 16.
THE WORK WILL START IN FEBRUARY AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER NEXT YEAR.
THE EXTENT OF THE TWO AREAS AFFECTED ARE DESCRIBED IN NOTICES PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE YESTERDAY (FRIDAY).
ANY PERSON WHO CONSIDERS THAT HE HAS AN INTEREST, RIGHT OR EASEMENT IN OR OVER THE FORESHORE AND SEABED INVOLVED MAY SUBMIT A WRITTEN OBJECTION TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS WITHIN TWO MONTHS FROM THAT DATE, THAT IS, ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 26.
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 GOVERNMENT NOTICES, IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, TOGETHER WITH ITS RELATED PLANS, CAN BE SEEN ON THE NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITES.
THE PLANS CAN ALSO BE SEEN AT THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE, 14TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD (WHERE COPIES CAN BE PURCHASED). AND AT THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE, GROUND FLOOR, YUEN LONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING, 269 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, YUEN LONG, AND AT THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, TUEN MUN GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 1 TUEN HI ROAD, TUEN MUN, NEW TERRITORIES.
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