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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1981

MARINE DEPARTMENT HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

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THE MARINE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT ITS PORT COMMUNICATION CENTRE AND TSUEN WAN PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREA WILL REMAIN OPEN THROUGHOUT THE EASTER HOLIDAYS FROM FRIDAY (APRIL 17) TO MONDAY (APRIL 20).

THE PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS IN WAN CHAI, WESTERN DISTRICT, YAU MA TEI AND KWUN TONG WILL BE OPEN DAILY FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM AND THE MACAU FERRY TERMINAL OFFICE FROM 7.30 AM TO 1.30 AM DURING THE PERIOD.

THE LOCAL CRAFT CONTROL SECTION WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 11 AM ON SATURDAY (APRIL 18) AND MONDAY (APRIL 20), WHILE THE ENTRY AND CLEARANCE OFFICE WILL BE OPEN ONLY ON SUNDAY (APRIL 19) FROM 9 AM TO 11 AM.

ALL OTHER OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE CLOSED DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

MORE LAND FOR HOME OWNERSHIP

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A CONTRACT FOR SITE FORMATION WORK IN SHEK WU HUT WHICH WILL PRODUCE ABOUT 3.5 HECTARES OF LAND FOR A HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME ESTATE.

THE CONTRACT, WORTH ABOUT $15 MILLION, WAS AWARDED TO NISSAN CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD.

THE WORK IS PART OF THE FANLING/SHEK WỤ HUI NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT.

IT ALSO INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT 350 METRES OF DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY, A PEDESTRIAN/CYCLIST SUBWAY AND ASSOCIATED TRUNK SEWERS AND DRAINAGE WORKS.

WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA DESIGNED THE WORKS AND WILL SUPERVISE THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

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