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FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1983

LEASE OF FORESHORE AND SEABED ON LANTAU

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THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO GRANT A LEASE OF ABOUT 0.8 HECTARE OF FORESHORE AND SEABED AT TAI LONG WAN, CHI MA WAN PENÍNSULA, LANTAU ISLAND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SEAWALL, PIER AND HELIPAD.

THE AREA WILL BE USED AS AN EXTENSION TO THE LANTAU COUNTRY CLUB DEVELOPMENT BUT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE PIER TO EMBARK AND DISEMBARK.

THE AFFECTED AREA IS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.

ALL OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS IN WRITING WITHIN TWO MONTHS.

THE NOTICE (IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE) WITH ITS RELATED PLAN HAS BEEN POSTED ON NOTICE BOARDS NEAR THE SITE, THE PLAN MAY ALSO BE SEEN AT THE LANDS DEPARTMENT, MURRAY BUILDING, 5TH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AND AT THE KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 10TH FLOOR, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.

NEW FEES FOR QUARANTINE OF CATS AND DOGS

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FEES FOR QUARANTINE OF DOGS AND CATS IN GOVERNMENT KENNELS HAVE BEEN REVISED AND TOOK EFFECT FROM TODAY (FRIDAY) UNDER THE DOGS AND CATS (FEES) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 1983 WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE.

THE NEW FEES ARE NOW $20 PER DAY FOR A DOG, AND $10 PER DAY FOR A CAT.

THE OLD RATE WAS $10 PER DAY FOR A DOG OF MORE THAN 20 KILOGRAMS IN WEIGHT, AND $8 PER DAY FOR A DOG OF LESS THAN 20 KILOGRAMS. THE PREVIOUS FEE FOR KEEPING A CAT IN QUARANTINE WAS $4 PER DAY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT SAID THE REVISION IN FEES WAS NECESSARY AS THERE HAD BEEN NO CHANGE SINCE 1974.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE FEE FOR CLAIMING A STRAY DOG WHICH IS KEPT AT A GOVERNMENT KENNEL AFTER BEING CAUGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT'S DOG CONTROL UNIT HAS BEEN SET AT A FLAT RATE OF $145 FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME OF DETENTION.

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