FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1980
MR TUCKER WAS PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS OF WORK.
HE ALSO VISITED THE CONSTRUCTION SITE OF THE TUEN MUN TREATMENT WORKS EXTENSIONS.
THE $18.2 MILLION EXTENSIONS, SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN MID-1982, WILL ACCOMMODATE A CHEMICAL HOUSE, A 4 000-CUBIC METRE CLEAR WATER TANK, TWO RAPID GRAVITY FILTERS, TWO CLARIFIERS AND A WASH WATER RECOVERY TANK.
WHEN COMPLETED, THE CAPACITY OF THE TREATMENT WORKS WILL BE INCREASED BY 100 PER CENT TO 182 000 CUBIC METRES A DAY.
EARLIER IN THE MORNING, MR TUCKER INSPECTED WORK ON EXTENDING THE TUEN MUN PUMPING STATION WHICH IS NEXT TO THE TREATMENT WORKS, AND THE LAYING OF WATER MAINS ALONG LUNG MUN ROAD, MING KUN ROAD, TSING WAN ROAD, CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND SHEK PAI TAU ROAD.
MORE LAND FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
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THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO RECLAIM ABOUT 56 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED TO THE NORTH OF TOLO HARBOUR FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.
THE RECLAMATION, WHICH FORMS THE THIRD STAGE OF THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE. WILL EXTEND THE EXISTING RECLAMATION TO THE SOUTH BY ABOUT 220 METRES.
THE EXTENT OF THE PROJECT IS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL OR ANY CLAIM OF PRIVATE RIGHT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
THE NOTICE, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WITH A PLAN SHOWING THE AREA OF FORESHORE AND SEABED INVOLVED HÁS BEEN POSTED NEAR THE SITE.
THE PLAN MAY ALSO BE INSPECTED AT THE PORT WORKS DIVISION, FIRST FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AT THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING OR AT THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE, TAI PO GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, TING KOK ROAD, TAI PO MARKET.
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