SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1982
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR SHEK WU HUI
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TENDERS HAVE BEEN INVITED FOR A PROJECT WHICH FORMS PART OF A CONTINUING PROGRAMME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHEK WU HUI.
THE PROJECT INCLUDED THE FORMATION OF A SITE FOR THE NEW SHEUNG SHUI ABATTOIR AND A LARGE SITE IN SHEK WU HUI FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S TAI PO AND FANLING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
HE ADDED THAT A SECTION OF JOCKEY CLUB ROAD BETWEEN MAN KAM TO ROAD AND THE SHEK WỤ HUI JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC WOULD BE IMPROVED TO BECOME A DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE REMAINING SECTION OF THE DISTRIBUTOR ROAD REPLACING SAN FUNG AVENUE AND A NEW ROAD FORMING AN ACCESS TO THE ABATTOIR WOULD BE COMPLETED.
THERE WOULD ALSO BE EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPE WORKS, INCLUDING A LARGE LANDSCAPED AREA TO THE SOUTHEAST OF SHEUNG SHUI TSUEN, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN TWO MONTHS AND WILL TAKE TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.
NEW ROOF FOR GARDEN ROAD RESERVOIR
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TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A ROOF SLAB AT THE GARDEN ROAD SERVICE RESERVOIR.
THE RESERVOIR, LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL GARDENS, WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1931.
SINCE 1979, CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ROOF SLABS AND BEAMS, MAKING THEM SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE INFILTRATION OF WATER.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID SPALLING OF CONCRETE AND EXPOSURE OF STEEL REINFORCEMENT WERE FOUND ON THE BEAMS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS.
ANALYSIS OF THE STRUCTURE SHOWED THAT SHEAR REINFORCEMENT AT THE MAIN BEAM WAS INSUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE MEANS OF SAFETY FOR THE ASSUMED LOADS, HE SAID.
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE RESERVOIR ROOF WAS REQUIRED AS A PERMANENT SOLUTION, HE ADDED.
WORK IS SCHEDULED TO START IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT A YEAR.
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