FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1978
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SUBMARINE OUTFALL TO BE BUILT IN SANDY BAY
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THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO BUILD A SUBMARINE OUTFALL IN SANDY BAY TO PROVIDE A PROPER SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM FOR THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY'S PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA.
THE OUTFALL, TO BE BUILT WITHIN AN AREA OF ABOUT 2.47 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEA BED IN SANDY BAY, WILL DISCHARGE TREATED SEWAGE INTO THE TIDAL STREAM OFF THE BAY FOR ADEQUATE
DISPERSION AND DILUTION.
THE AREA INVOLVED WAS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE IN TODAY'S (FRIDAY) GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL OR ANY CLAIM OF PRIVATE RIGHT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
WITHIN TWO MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE NOTIFICATION.
THE NOTICE (IN 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.
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PWD SITE VISIT
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WORK ON THE WESTERN APPROACHES TO AIRPORT TUNNEL IS MAKING HEADWAY.
THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF AN INTERCHANGE AT WUHU STREET/CHATHAM ROAD, AN ELEVATED ROADWAY ALONG CHATHAM ROAD AND KOWLOON CITY ROAD AND AN INTERCHANGE AT SAN SHAN ROAD.
IT FORMS PART OF THE $300 MILLION ROUTE 3 SCHEME, DESIGNED TO CUT TRAVELLING TIME BETWEEN KWUN TONG AND URBAN KOWLOON.
THIS WAS ONE OF THE WORK SITES VISITED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY MR. DAVID STEAD, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
AMONG OTHER PROJECTS INSPECTED TODAY WERE THE TAI KOK TSUI SECTION OF THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR STAGE II, PILOT BALING PLANT AT SAI TSO WAN AND MA YAU TONG CONTROLLED TIP.
MR. STEAD, WHO WAS ACCOMPANIED BY CHIEF ENGINEERS OF VARIOUS OFFICES CONCERNED, WAS PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS OF THE PROJECTS.
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