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Drainage Authority Area plan published
The Governor-in-Council has approved a Drainage Authority Area plan for Yuen Long, Kam Tin and Ngau Tam Mei Drainage Basin.
The approved plan delineates "Drainage Authority Area" in Yuen Long, Kam Tin and Ngau Tam Mei Drainage Basin covering Shap Pat Heung, Ping Shan, Fairview Park, Ngau Tam Mei, Nam Sang Wai, Pat Heung, Kam Tin and Yuen Long Town.
This Drainage Authority Area is approximately 90 square kilometres. About 44 kilometres of watercourses within this drainage basin are designated as main watercourses and shown on the approved plan.
The approved plan was published in the gazette today (Friday).
Upon the publication of the notice, the Land Drainage Ordinance will apply with respect to the Drainage Authority Area and main watercourses designated in the approved plan.
Any person who is interested in viewing the approved plan may do so at the following offices during office hours:
Drainage Services Department, Headquarters, 43rd floor, Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai;
Land Drainage Division, Drainage Services Department, 11th floor, Kowloon Government Offices, 405 Nathan Road, Yau Ma Tei;
Yuen Long District Office, Yuen Long District Office Building, 269 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long;
Land Registry, 28th floor, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, and
Yuen Long New Territories Land Registry, seventh floor, Yuen Long Government Offices, 2 Kiu Lok Square, Yuen Long.
End/Friday, September 15, 1995
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