Land resumption at Sam Dip Tam in Tsuen Wan
The Government plans to carry out slope improvement works at Sam Dip Tam in Tsuen Wan for public safety.
A Government spokesman said today (Friday) that the slope was adjacent to a new access road to be constructed by the Civil Engineering Department under the San Tsuen Pai Northeast Platform Village Layout project.
"The new road together with car parking facilities will be built along the top of the slope at the southeastern edge of the village.
"Ground investigation and laboratory test have concluded that slope improvement is necessary to enhance safety," the spokesman said.
Works will begin in June for completion in a year.
To enable the works to be carried out, a notice was published in the Government Gazette today announcing the Government's plan to resume two private agricultural lots at Sam Dip Tam.
The two lots have a total area of 539.2 square metres. Relevant plans can be seen at the Tsuen Wan District Lands Office, 10th floor, Tsuen Wan Station Multi-Storey Carpark Building, 174-208 Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories.
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Domestic Export Statistics by Industrial Origin for 1996
In 1996, the four major industries of textiles; wearing apparel; machinery, equipment, apparatus, parts and components; and consumer electrical and electronic products together accounted for 69% of Hong Kong's total domestic exports of manufactured goods, according to statistics released today (Friday) by the Census and Statistics Department.
In 1996, domestic exports of consumer electrical and electronic products; and machinery, equipment, apparatus, parts and components decreased by 18% and 8% over a year earlier to $25.9 billion and $36.5 billion respectively. Those of textiles and wearing apparel both decreased by 5% to $43.2 billion and $40.0 billion respectively.