XN000022-1978-09-15 — Page 4

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1978

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RECLAMATION IN CASTLE PEAK BAY

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS TO RECLAIM MORE THAN NINE HECTARES OF LAND IN THE CENTRAL PART OF CASTLE PEAK BAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MAJOR ROAD JUNCTION TO MAINTAIN A FREE TRAFFIC FLOW IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.

TENDERS FOR THE WORK WHICH ALSO INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 665-METRE-LONG RIVER TRAINING WALL TO THE WEST OF THE RECLAMATION WILL BE INVITED SHORTLY BY P.W.D.

MR. K.K. TANG, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, SAID WORK WOULD BEGIN IN DECEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

+ON COMPLETION, PART OF THE LAND WILL BE USED FOR GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY PURPOSES, HE SAID.

+ THE POSSIBILITY OF BUILDING A SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX IN THIS AREA IS BEING ACTIVELY INVESTIGATED.+

ALL THESE FACILITIES, MR. TANG SAID WOULD BE READY IN TIME TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE POPULATION OF THE NEW TOWN WHICH IS EXPECTED TO GROW TO 200,000 BY 1982.

THE SOIL REQUIRED TO FORM THE LAND WILL BE OBTAINED FROM SIU LAM AND THE EXCAVATION OF SOIL WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM OF LAND SUITABLE FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

THE WORK IS PART OF THE OVERALL TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

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