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MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1974.

NEW LIGHT BEACON ON MAGAZINE ISLAND

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A NEW LIGHT BEACON WILL BE BUILT ON MAGAZINE ISLAND TO ASSIST VESSELS NAVIGATING IN THE EAST LAMMA CHANNEL.

THE EXISTING NAVIGATION LIGHT ON THE ROOF OF A DISUSED EXPLOSIVE MAGAZINE ON A HIGH POINT OF THE ISLAND IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE UNSATIFACTORY DUE TO THE INTENSIVE BACKGROUND LIGHTING COMING FROM THE WAH FU ESTATE.

THE PROJECT, PART OF A PROGRAMME TO IMPROVE A SERIES OF NAVIGATIONAL AIDS ALONG THE EAST LAMMA CHANNEL, INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LANDING AND A LIGHT BEACON ON THE WESTERN END OF MAGAZINE ISLAND.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE GOVERNMENT WILL ALSO BUILD A LANDING LEADING TO THE NEW LIGHT BEACON TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON AP LEI PAI.

THIS BEACON WILL ASSIST BERTHING OPERATIONS OF OIL TANKERS AT THE SHELL COMPANY'S TERMINAL ON AP LEI CHAU IN NIGHT TIME. IT WILL ALSO FACILITATE SMALL CRAFT MAKING

THEIR WAY TO THE SOUTHERN ENTRANCE OF ABERDEEN HARBOUR AND VESSELS NAVIGATING IN THE EAST LAMMA CHANNEL.

THE EXTENT OF THE AREAS INVOLVED IN THE TWO PROJECTS IS DESCRIBED IN SEPARATE GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS WHICH ALSO CALL

UPON ALL THOSE HAVING OBJECTIONS OR ANY CLAIM OF PRIVATE RIGHT TO SUBMIT THEIR OBJECTIONS AND CLAIMS IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WITHIN A PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS.

NOTICES IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE ARE POSTED ON THE NOTICE BOARDS NEAR THE TWO SITES.

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