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Drainage channel to reduce flooding in Sai Kung
The Drainage Services Department proposes to construct a drainage channel with maintenance access to reduce flooding at Tseng Lan Shue in Sai Kung.
Works will involve the construction of a 3.5-metre wide and 1.5-metre deep rectangular channel measuring 180 metres in length with an associated vehicular access for future maintenance.
The works will bring about an improvement of the drainage system which will in turn reduce the risk of flooding to some 1,500 residents in the area.
Works are scheduled to start in August this year for completion by April 1998.
To enable the works to be carried out, a notice was published in the Government Gazette today (Friday) announcing plans to resume 25 private agricultural lots with a total area of 1,345.8 square metres.
Plans can be seen at the Sai Kung District Office, third floor, Sai Kung Government Offices, 34 Chun Man Street, Sai Kung.
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