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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1980

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HE SAID, IT WILL ALSO BE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SPACE BENEATH THE BRIDGE FOR FUTURE ROAD WIDENING AS WELL AS FOR RIVER TRAINING WORK WITH A CONSEQUENT IMPROVEMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT IN THIS PART OF TAI PO.+

+ THE PROJECT FORMS PART OF THE DOUBLE-TRACKING PROGRAMME FROM HUNG HOM TO LO WU AND THE MODERNISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN APRIL AND BE COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER NEXT YEAR.

THE WORK HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE RAILWAY DIVISION OF THE PWD'S CIVIL ENGINEER ING OFFICE.

TAI WAI PUBLIC DUMP TO CLOSE

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT THE PUBLIC DUMP NEAR TAI WAI, SHA TIN, WILL BE CLOSED FROM MONDAY.

ON THE SAME DAY, AN ALTERNATIVE PUBLIC DUMP WILL BE OPENED IN THREE AREAS NEAR SIU LEK YUEN, SHA TIN.

ACCESS TO THE NEW DUMP WILL BE FROM SIU LEK YUEN ROAD OFF LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD.

• DUMPING PERMITS ALREADY ISSUED FOR USE WITHIN SHA TIN WILL REMAIN VALID FOR THE NEW DUMP.

ONLY APPROVED SOFT EARTH AND STONES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

VEHICLES WITHOUT DUMPING PERMITS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO DUMP MATERIAL IN THE THREE SIU LEK YUEN AREAS.

DUMPING PERMITS MAY BE OBTAINED FREE OF CHARGE ON WRITTEN APPLICATION TO THE PROJECT MANAGER OF THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.

EACH APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBER THE ORIGIN, TYPE AND APPROXIMATE QUANTITY OF MATERIALS TO BE DUMPED AND THE PERIOD FOR WHICH THE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR A PARTICULAR JOB.

DUMPING WILL BE ALLOWED BETWEEN 8 AM AND 6 PM ON WEEKDAYS EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

ALL DUMPING MUST BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE DUMP SUPERVISOR.

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