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WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1977

NEW TYPHOON SHELTERS FOR CHEUNG CHAU AND TUEN MUN ******

NEW TYPHOON SHELTERS ARE TO BE BUILT AT CHEUNG CHAU AND TUEN MUN AND ANOTHER TWO ARE PLANNED AT YAU MA TEI. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON. DAVID MCDONALD TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.

HE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM DR. THE HON, HENRY HU WHO ASKED WHETHER IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE ANCHORAGES FOR SMALL BOATS AND VESSELS LOST THROUGH RECLAMATION.

MR. MCDONALD SAID THE CHEUNG CHAU SHELTER WAS ALREADY IN CATEGORY A OF THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME AND WAS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1979.

THE TUEN MUN SHELTER WHICH FORMED PART OF THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT WAS PLANNED FOR COMPLETION IN 1980.

TOGETHER THEY WOULD PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 72 HECTARES OF SHELTER ANCHORAGE.

+ IN ADDITION TO THESE TWO, IT IS PLANNED TO RECLAIM THE EXISTING YAU MA TEI TYPHOON SHELTER AND TO PROVIDE TWO NEW SHELTERS NEARBY AND IF THIS SCHEME IS APPROVED, THE TOTAL SHELTERED AREA TO BE PROVIDED CAN BE ADJUSTED TO MEET FUTURE REQUIREMENTS.

+TO ASSESS THESE REQUIREMENTS THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE IS CARRYING OUT ANOTHER REVIEW TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE TREND TOWARDS CONTAINER ISATION WHICH IS HAVING AN EFFECT ON THE TYPE AND NUMBER OF CRAFT USING TYPHOON SHELTERS,+ SAID MR. MCDONALD.

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