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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1983

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$36-M LAND FORMATION CONTRACT SIGNED

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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY AWARDED A $36-MILLION CONTRACT TO GAMMON (HONG KONG) LTD, FOR THE FORMATION OF ABOUT 4.3 HECTARES OF LAND ON THE NORTH-WESTERN COASTLINE OF PENG CHAU AND ON TAI LEI ISLAND.

THE LAND FORMED WOULD PROVIDE SITES FOR PRIVATE HOUSING MARKET COMPLEX, A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AND PUMPING STATION, AN ABATTOIR, AND ALSO FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES, A SPOKESMAN FÖR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT WILL BE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BRIDGE LINKING TAI LEI ISLAND WITH PENG CHAU AND A JETTY ON TAI LEI ISLAND.

THE PROJECT FORMS PART OF THE PENG CHAU ISLAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME UNDERTAKEN BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.

FESTIVE LIGHTING IN TUEN MUN

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TWO +GODS OF PROSPERITY+ WILL RISE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AND BRING GOOD LUCK AND FORTUNE TO RESIDENTS IN TUEN MUN.

SIGNIFYING HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY, THE GODS, EACH SEVEN- METRES TALL, WILL BE ERECTED ON A KNOLL OF A PROPOSED TOWN PARK, AT THE JUNCTION OF PUI TO ROAD AND TUEN MUN HEUNG SZE WUI ROAD AS PART OF THE DISTRICT'S LUNAR NEW YEAR DECORATIONS.

THE DECORATIONS INCLUDE SOME 4 000 COLOURFUL LIGHT BULBS ALONG MAJOR ROADS.

THE HEUNG YEE KUK CHAIRMAN, MR LAU WONG-FAT, AND DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BILLY LAM, WILL JOINTLY SWITCH ON THE FESTIVE LIGHTING AND FLOOD LIGHTS ON THE GODS AT 6.30 PM TOMORROW.

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THE SEASONAL LIGHTING DISPLAY COVERS A WIDE AREA - TUEN MUN HEUNG SZE WUI ROAD FROM MING NGAI STREET TO YAU 01 AND ON TING ESTATES+ AND ON PUI TO ROAD FROM SAN FAT ESTATE TO THE ROUNDABOUT OF TUEN MUN ROAD.

THE SWITCH-ON CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE OPEN SPACE ADJACENT TO HOH FUK TONG PRIMARY SCHOOL AT SAN FAT ESTATE.

THE FESTIVE LIGHTING AND DECORATIONS, COSTING THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD ABOUT $50 000, WILL BE SWITCHED ON NIGHTLY BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT UNTIL FEBRUARY 15, AND THEREAFTER ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS UNTIL MARCH 6.

MEANWHILE, NUMEROUS LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED FOR THE LOCAL PEOPLE, INCLUDING NEW YEAR CARNIVALS, FOLK SONG PARTIES, MODEL-CAR RACES AND BALLET DANCE PERFORMANCE.

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