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"THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW TRYING то RATIONALISE LAND CONSTRUCT DRAINAGE CHANNELS AND CLEAR BLOCKAGES IN RIVER COURSES A VIEW TO ALLEVIATING FLOODING," SHE NOTED.
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MISS CHUNG SAID THE MOST CRITICAL PROJECT FOR THE NORTH DISTRICT IS THE SHENZHEN RIVER TRAINING SCHEME.
LAST YEAR, PREPARATION FOR LAND RESUMPTION WAS MADE AND DETAILED DESIGN WAS ABOUT TO COMPLETE.
"AT PRESENT, WE ARE CARRYING OUT AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY.
"THE PROJECT. COSTING A TOTAL OF $1,065 MILLION, IS DUE ΤΟ START IN 1995. THE FIRST TWO STAGES OF THE SCHEME WOULD BE COMPLETED IN 2001.
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WHEN COMPLETED, THERE WILL BE VERY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN NORTH DISTRICT,' SHE ADDED.
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A CONTRACT FOR TRAINING SHAN PUI RIVER COSTING $275 MILLION, COMMENCED IN OCTOBER 1993.
ANOTHER CONTRACT TO TRAIN THE LOWER REACHES OF KAM TIN RIVER, COSTING $284 MILLION, COMMENCED IN APRIL 1994.
WHEN COMPLETED IN 1996, THERE WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT IN NORTH-WEST NEW TERRITORIES.
IN THE MEANTIME, MISS CHUNG SAID THE DRAINAGE DEPARTMENT WAS IMPLEMENTING POLDER FLOOD PUMPING SCHEMES T'RONE AREAS SUCH AS SHEUNG SHUI TSUEN AND TSUNG PAK LONG, NGAM TAM MEI AND SAN TIN.
IMPROVEMENT
SERVICES
IN FLOOD KAM TIN,
FURTHERMORE, A PLAN WAS IN HAND TO REHABILITATE CERTAIN RIVERS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TO RESTORE TO THEIR NATURAL STATE.
"WE PLAN TO SPEND A TOTAL OF $3.7 BILLION ON ANTI-FLOODING MEASURES,' SHE ADDED.
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OVER $88 MILLION WERE SPENT BY DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT ON CLEARING BLOCKED DRAINS AND OTHER PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE WORK PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THE WET SEASON.
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT HAD REVIEWED THE RISK OF THE WATERWORKS INSTALLATIONS PRONE то FLOODING AND THE NECESSARY PREVENTIVE MEASURES HAVE ALL BEEN COMPLETED.
UTILITIES COMPANIES HAD DONE THE SAME FOR ALL THEIR IMPORTANT
INSTALLATIONS.
THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT HAD ALSO PREPARED ITSELF FOR THE COMING WET SEASON.
MAINTENANCE STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT HAVE TAKEN PREVENTIVE MEASURES PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THE WET SEASON, INCLUDING CLEARANCE AND MAINTENANCE OF ROAD/SLOPE DRAINS, CHANNELS, CATCHPITS, GULLIES AND GULLY CONNECTIONS.
/THE DEPARTMENT