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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1951
MONEY FOR FIRE VICTIMS
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PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE LAM TIN SQUATTER FIRE LAST SATURDAY WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE FAT CHOY SPECIAL AID FUND ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 30).
THE KWUN TUNG CITY DISTRICT OFFICE WILL START DISTRIBUTING GRANTS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF ARTICLES TO THEM AT 10 AM AT THE LAM TÍN ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE (EAST).
PEOPLE SEEKING THE ASSISTANCE WILL BE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE THEIR IDENTITY CARDS AND REGISTRATION CARDS ISSUED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
MEMBERS OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL ASSIST IN DISTRIBUTING RELIEF MONEY.
MORE ROAD WORKS SOON
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IMPROVEMENT WORK ON TWO OF THE EXISTING ROADS ON TSING YI ISLAND WILL BEGIN SHORTLY.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE WORK FORMS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN WHICH INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF TSING YI.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE WIDENING OF HEUNG SZE WUI ROAD AND TSING YI ROAD TO PROVIDE DUAL CARRIAGEWAYS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ROUNDABOUT AT THE WEST END OF TSING YI BRIDGE, TWO FOOTBRIDGES AT THE EAST END OF CHEUNG ME ROAD AND A SUBWAY OUTSIDE CHEUNG CHING ESTATE.
THE WORK WILL START IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
WORK WILL ALSO START SHORTLY ON THE WIDENING AND RECONSTRUCTION OF MAIN STREET ON AP LEI CHAU.
TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT ARE BEING INVITED BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEER ING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT AT PRESENT THE ROAD PAVEMENT OF MAIN STREET, ONE OF THE EXISTING OLD MAIN ROADS ON AP LEI CHAU, WAS IN A VERY DILAPIDATED CONDITION.
ON COMPLETION, THE NEW ROAD WILL HAVE A 7.3-METRE TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY WITH 2.5-METRE FOOTPATHS ON BOTH SIDES.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR AND WILL TAKE ABOUT TWELVE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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