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Second Draft Drainage Authority Area plan gazetted
The Drainage Authority (who is the Director of Drainage Services) has prepared a draft Drainage Authority Area plan for the second largest drainage basin in Hong Kong.
This represented another step forward in the flood prevention works in the New Territories, a spokesman for the Drainage Services Department (DSD) said today (Friday).
The draft plan, gazetted today, shows the boundary of the "Drainage Authority Area" in the Indus Drainage Basin which is bound in the east by Pat Sin Leng Country Park, in the south by Tai Po, in the west by Yuen Long and in the north by Ping Che and Man Kam To.
"Upon gazetting of the draft plan, the Drainage Authority is given various powers under the Land Drainage Ordinance to enter upon private land for executing drainage works, and to exercise control on erection of structures within the main
watercourses.
"These measures are aimed at reducing the threat of flooding in areas covered by the draft Drainage Authority Area plan," the spokesman said.
The plan has an area of about 70 square kilometres and mainly covers Kwu Tung, Lo Wu, Lung Yuek Tau, Kwan Tei, Wo Hop Shek, Hong Lok Yuen, Sheung Shui and Fanling New Town. About 35 kilometres of watercourses within these areas are also designated by the Drainage Authority as "main watercourses" on the draft plan.
The draft Drainage Authority Area plan showing the boundary of the "Drainage Authority Area" and the extent of main watercourses, can be seen at the following offices:
* 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;
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