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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1981

RECLAMATION WORK AT BAY

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RECLAMATION WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT AT LEI YUE MUN BAY TO YIELD ABOUT 16 HECTARES OF LAND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHAI WAN DEPOT OF THE MTR ISLAND LINE.

WORK ON THE PROJECT TO FACILITATE THE DISPOSAL OF SPOIL FROM RAILWAY WORKS ON THE ISLAND LINE, WILL BEGIN NEXT MONTH AND BE CARRIED OUT IN STAGES.

NO PRIVATE LAND IS AFFECTED. HOWEVER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY (LAND RESUMPTION AND RELATED PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE, ANY PERSON WHOSE PRIVATE RIGHTS MAY BE EXTINGUISHED BY THE RECLAMATION IS ENTITLED TO SUBMIT A CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WITHIN ONE YEAR FROM TODAY (FRIDAY).

A COPY OF THE PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, C.C.O. WEST WING THE PWD HEADQUARTERS, MURRAY BUILDING, 19/F, GARDEN ROAD AND THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (EASTERN) 884-886, KING'S ROAD BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 9 AM TO HOON ON SATURDAYS.

NEW OFFICE OPENED BY LABOUR JOB SERVICE

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ANOTHER BRANCH OFFICE OF THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (LES) OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED AT TSZ WAN SHAN, KOWLOON, AT 3 PM ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 9).

THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR MR J.N. HENDERSON, AND THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE SAN PO KONG INDUSTRIAL AREA COMMITTEE, MR LEUNG HOK-NIN AND MR YIU CHUNG-LAP RESPECTIVELY, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW OFFICE WAS ANOTHER STEP IN IMPROVING THE LES'S SERVICE BY PROVIDING WIDER COVERAGE.

THE OFFICE, LOCATED AT UNITS 1-4 AND 37-40, LOK ON HOUSE, TSZ LOK ESTATE, TSZ WAN SHAN WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING SAN PO KONG OFFICE TO SERVE THE TSZ WAN SHAN AND PART OF THE WONG TAI SIN AREAS, WHICH HAVE A COMBINED POPULATION OF ABOUT 250 000.

THE NEW OFFICE IS COMPLETE WITH DISPLAY FACILITIES TO ENABLE JOB SEEKERS TO MAKE THEIR OWN PRELIMINARY SELECTION OF JOBS.

IT IS ALSO LINKED UP WITH 14 OTHER BRANCH OFFICES BY A FACSIMILE SYSTEM, PROVIDING AN EFFICIENT AND SPEEDY MEANS OF DISSEMINATING VACANCY INFORMATION.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY.