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SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1982

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TWO TENNIS COURTS FOR TUEN MUN RESIDENTS

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TUEN MUN RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH TWO TEMPORARY TENNIS COURTS IN THEIR DISTRICT.

LOCATED NEAR THE TAI HING ESTATE, THE TENNIS COURTS ARE NOW UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THEY ARE OPEN FREE OF CHARGE FOR PUBLIC USE FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM EVERY DAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD SAID.

APPLICATION FORMS FOR ADVANCE BOOKING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE TUEN MUN URBAN SERVICES OFFICE, TUEN MUN TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND OFFICE AND THE ATTENDANT'S ROOM OF THE TENNIS COURTS.

COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE FORWARDED BY POST AT LEAST ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE TO THE TUEN MUN URBAN SERVICES OFFICE AT 'TOP COURT', FIRST FLOOR, TAK CHING COURT, TUỆN MUN.

ALLOCATION OF THE COURTS WILL BE ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

SUBMARINE OUTFALL TO BE LAID IN KWUN TONG

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TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR THE LAYING OF A SUBMARINE OUTFALL IN KWUN TONG.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE OUTFALL, WHICH CONSISTS OF TWIN PIPELINES OF 7 100 MM DIAMETER, WOULD BE LAID IN THE SEABED OFF WING YIP STREET IN A SOUTH WESTERLY DIRECTION FOR A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 1 400 METRES OUT INTO VICTORIA HARBOUR.

HE SAID THAT THE PROJECT, WHICH FORMS PART OF AN OVERALL SEWAGE DISPOSAL SCHEME FOR NGAU TAU KOK, SAU MAU PING AND KWUN TONG, WOULD TAKE ABOUT 36 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

ON COMPLETION, SEWAGE FROM THESE AREAS WILL BE DISCHARGED THROUGH THE SUBMARINE OUTFALL INTO DEEPER WATER WHICH WILL ACHIEVE BETTER DILUTION AND DISPERSION, THEREBY IMPROVING THE GENERAL QUALITY OF WATER OF EASTERN VICTORIA HARBOUR.