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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1980

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SEWAGE TREATMENT SCHEME FOR TAI O

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CONSTRUCTION OF SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL WORKS AT TAI O ON LANTAU ISLAND WILL BEGIN LATER THIS YEAR.

SEWAGE WILL UNDERGO TREATMENT AT THE NEW WORKS AND THEN BE DISCHARGED TO THE SEA THROUGH SUBMARINE OUTFALLS SO AS TO BE EFFECTIVELY DILUTED AND DISPERSED.

THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN IMHOFF TANK AND ANCILLARY PIPEWORKS, TWO 250-METRE-LONG SUBMARINE OUTFALLS, AND A STORE HOUSE.

CONSTRUCTION WILL START IN DECEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS.

TENDERS FOR THE WORK, FORMING PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE SEWAGE TREATMENT SCHEME FOR TAI 0, ARE BEING INVITED BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

NIGHT CLOSURE OF STUBBS ROAD

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THE SECTION OF STUBBS ROAD BETWEEN THE ROUNDABOUT AND A POINT 300 METRES DOWNHILL WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 12.30 AM AND 5.30 AM FROM TUESDAY TO THURSDAY THIS COMING WEEK (OCTOBER 21 TO 23) AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK (OCTOBER 28 TO 30) FOR WORK ON THE WONG NAI CHUNG GAP ROAD/STUBBS ROAD FLYOVER.

MOTORISTS CAN USE TAI HANG ROAD AND BLUE POOL ROAD AS AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE. TUNG SHAN TERRACE AND CRAIGMONT CAN BE REACHED FROM THE LOWER SECTION OF STUBBS ROAD VIA QUEEN'S ROAD EAST.

THE LAST TRIP OF BUS ROUTE NO. 6 FROM STANLEY PRISON TO CENTRAL TERMINUS WILL BE DIVERTED FROM WONG NAI CHUNG GAP ROAD TO QUEEN'S ROAD EAST VIA TAI HANG ROAD, BLUE POOL ROAD, SING WOO ROAD, KING KWONG STREET AND WONG NAI CHUNG ROAD.

TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

FIRING PRACTICE REMINDER

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FIRING PRACTICE WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT WEEK IN THE CASTLE PEAK/ HA TSUEN RANGE FROM TUESDAY TO FRIDAY (OCTOBER 21 TO 24) BETWEEN 7.30 AM AND 6 PM DAILY.

THE PUBLIC ARE WARNED NOT TO ENTER THE AREA WHEN RED FLAGS ARE FLYING.