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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1979

NEW MUI WO FERRY PIER NEARS COMPLETION

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BETTER FERRY PIER FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED NEXT SUMMER IN MUI WO TO COPE WITH THE INCREASING NUMBER OF VISITORS TO LANTAU ISLAND.

CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE $11 MILLION NEW MUI WO FERRY PIER IS NEARLY COMPLETE AND THE CONTRACTOR WILL SOON START FITTING OUT THE PIER.

A SPOKESMAN OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT FACILITIES AT THE EXISTING ONE-BERTH FERRY TERMINAL AT MUI WO WERE INADEQUATE TO COPE WITH THE PEAK SUMMER TRAFFIC OF 30 000 PASSENGERS A DAY.

+WHEN THE NEW PIER COMES INTO USE, ALL FERRY SERVICES OPERATING FROM THE EXISTING ONE WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO IT,+ HE SAID,

*THE NEW PIER HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO CATER FOR LARGE FERRIES AND WOULD BE 78 METRES LONG WITH TWO DECKS AND BERTHS ON BOTH SIDES.+

+IT HAS A MODERN TWO-LIFT, EIGHT-RAMP SYSTEM TO ACCOMMODATE DOUBLE-DECKER PASSENGER FERRIES AT ALL TIDAL CONDITIONS.+

AND THE VEHICULAR RAMP WOULD BE FOR SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC TO AND FROM THE VEHICULAR FERRIES, HE ADDED.

SAI KUNG FISHERMEN GET NEW HOMES

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A GROUP OF SAI KUNG FISHERMEN WAS TODAY (FRIDAY) GIVEN NEW HOMES IN THE FINAL PHASE OF A GOVERNMENT PROGRAMME TO REHOUSE THOSE AFFECTED BY THE HIGH ISLAND WATER SCHEME.

A FLAT WAS ALLOCATED TO EACH OF THE 178 REMAINING FAMILIES BY BALLOT.

THE FLATS IN FOUR-STOREY BLOCKS AT TUI MIN HOT HAVE BEEN BUILT AT A COST OF $8 MILLION, EXCLUDING THE COST OF LAND OR SITE FORMATION.

EACH MEASURES 46.4 SQUARE METRES IN AREA AND HAS A LIVING ROOM, KITCHEN, BATHROOM AND TOILET FACILITIES.

THE BALLOT, IN THE SAI KUNG RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE, WAS CONDUCTED BY SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. COLIN BOSHER, THE LOCAL UNOFFICIAL JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, MR. LEE YUN-SAU, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SAI KUNG RURAL COMMITTEE, MR. CHUNG POON.

AS THE RESULTS WERE ANNOUNCED. THE KEYS WERE HANDED OVER TO THE FISHERMEN SO THAT THEY COULD START FITTING OUT THEIR NEW HOMES.

/HR. BOSHER