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FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1978

JUNK BAY RECLAMATION FOR RECREATIONAL USES

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THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO UTILISE AN AREA OF ABOUT 40.4 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEA BED AT JUNK BAY FOR THE DISPOSAL OF REFUSE BY CONTROLLED TIPPING METHOD.

THE AREA, WHEN FILLED TO ITS CAPACITY, WILL BE USED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.

THE EXTENT OF THE AREA OF FORESHORE AND SEA BED INVOLVED IS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

ANY PERSON WHO OBJECTS TO THE PROPOSAL SHOULD SUBMIT SUCH OBJECTIONS IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 21, 1978.

THE NOTICE, IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WITH ITS RELATED PLAN CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE.

THE PLAN SHOWING THE AREA OF FORESHORE AND SEA BED INVOLVED MAY ALSO BE SEEN AT THE PORT WORKS DIVISION, FIRST FLOOR,

MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG OR THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING OR THE DISTRICT OFFICE, SAI KUNG, SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 692 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, FIRST FLOOR, SAN PO KONG, KOWLOON.

ABERDEEN TUNNEL CONTROL BUILDINGS *****

THE CONTROL BUILDINGS FOR THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL WILL BE BUILT SHORTLY.

THE P.W.D.'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE WORK WHICH WOULD CONSIST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE-STOREY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING SITED BETWEEN THE SOUTHERN TUNNEL PORTALS AT WONG CHUK HANG, A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER THE TOLL PLAZA ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPROACH ROAD AND A SMALL TWO-STOREY CONTROL KIOSK AT THE NORTHERN PORTALS.

MR. IAN MILLER, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE CONSULTANTS

MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE, SAID THAT THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAD BEEN DESIGNED TO BLEND IN PLEASANTLY WITH THE PORTAL STRUCTURES AND THE SURROUNDING HILLSIDE.

+WORK IS ALREADY WELL UNDERWAY ON THE MAIN TUNNELLING CONTRACT AND BOTH THE TUNNELS AND THE CONTROL BUILDINGS WILL BE COMPLETED IN LATE 1980, HE SAID.

THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA ON BEHALF OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE.

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