FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1993
REHABILITATION MEASURES OF SHEK O QUARRY APPROVED
THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS APPROVED TWO MEASURES WHICH ARE REQUIRED FOR IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAMME TO REHABILITATE THE UNSIGHTLY FACE OF THE SHEK O QUARRY,
THE MEASURES, WHICH WERE NOTIFIED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY), ARE TO REALIGN A SECTION OF SHEK O ROAD AND TO REMAP THE SHEK O COUNTRY PARK BOUNDARY TO RELEASE ABOUT NINE HECTARES OF LAND FOR THE REHABILITATION PROGRAMME.
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THE REPLACEMENT MAP OF THE COUNTRY PARK WITH DETAILED BOUNDARY IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE LAND REGISTRY AND FOR SALE AT THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID UNDER THE REHABILITATION PROGRAMME, THE FACE OF SHEK O QUARRY WOULD BE BLENDED WITH THE SURROUNDING SCENIC ENVIRONMENT, AND THE QUARRY FLOOR WOULD BE DEVELOPED INTO MARINE COVE FOR PUBLIC RECREATIONAL USE.
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THE REHABILITATION WORK WOULD BE CARRIED OUT BY THE QUARRY OPERATOR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR CUTTING BACK THE STEEP QUARRY FACE ΤΟ A MORE GENTLE SLOPE, IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO DIVERT A SECTION
OF SHEK O ROAD WHICH IS AT PRESENT VERY CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE QUARRY FACE.
THE REHABILITATION WORKS WOULD AFFECT NINE WITHIN THE SHEK O COUNTRY PARK.
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"THE REALIGNMENT WILL REMOVE A HAIRPIN BEND
SHEK 0 ROAD, AND THIS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THE ROAD,' THE SPOKESMAN NOTED.
THE REGRADING WORK, THE SPOKESMAN CONTINUED, WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY EXTENSIVE TREE PLANNING FOR SOIL EROSION CONTROL AND LANDSCAPING.
THE REVEGETATION WOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND LONG-TERM RECREATIONAL USE.
ON COMPLETION OF THE
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REHABILITATION PROGRAMME, CONSIDERATION WOULD BE GIVEN TO EXTENDING THE COUNTRY PARK AREA TO COVER THE ENTIRE REHABILITATED QUARRY SLOPE.
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THE REHABILITATION PROGRAMME ALSO ALLOWS FOR THE CASTING PRECAST TUNNEL UNITS FOR THE WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING то BE UNDERTAKEN IN A BASIN TO BE EXCAVATED IN THE QUARRY FLOOR OUTSIDE THE SHER O COUNTRY PARK.
ONCE CASTING OPERATIONS STOP, THE CASTING BASIN WILL BE FORMED INTO A NATURAL-LOOKING MARINE COVE, AND THE AREA WILL BE SUITABLE FOR LOW INTENSITY RECREATIONAL USE, SUCH AS WATER SPORTS CENTRE.
/THE SPOKESMAN