THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1981
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BACK FROM CHINA WATER TALKS
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A SIX-MAN DELEGATION, LED BY THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR DAVID MCDONALD, RETURNED TO HONG KONG THIS MORNING (THURSDAY) AFTER TALKS IN GUANGDONG WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER CONSERVATION AND HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER.
THE DISCUSSIONS CN ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY FROM CHINA WERE DESCRIBED AS FRUITFUL.
THE DELEGATION IS TO REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL AND AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE RESULT OF THE TALKS IS EXPECTED TO BE MADE SHORTLY.
RUBBISH DUMP TURNED INTO CAR PARK ****
AN UNSIGHTLY RUBBISH DUMP IN HANG HAU, SAI KUNG, HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A CAR PARK FOR 20 VEHICLES WITH DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS.
THE SITE, COVERING AN AREA OF 415 SQUARE METRES, IS LOCATED ON HANG HAU TOWN MAIN STREET FACING JUNK BAY.
FOR SEVERAL YEARS THE GROUND WAS USED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS AND SHOP OPERATORS TO DUMP RUBBISH.
TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND PREVENT FURTHER DUMPING, THE ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE OF SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD DECIDED IT WAS AN EXCELLENT SITE FOR A CAR PARK.
CLEARANCE AND EXCAVATION WORK STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST AND SURFACING WAS COMPLETED RECENTLY.
THE CONSTRUCTION COST OF $47 000 WAS MET BY SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD'S MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT VOTE, WHICH TOTALS $385 200 THIS FINANCIAL YEAR.
SIMILAR PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT INCLUDE CONSTRUCTING TWO SITTING-OUT AREAS AT PO LO CHE AND TUI MIN HOI. SURFACING THE PAK KONG SOCCER PITCH, AND PLANTING AND TURFING SEVERAL ROADSIDE AMENITY PROJECTS.
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