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TUESDAY, AUGUST 10,
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ILLEGAL STRUCTURES CLEARED
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THIRTY UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES ON PODIA OF EIGHT BUILDINGS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN WERE CLEARED TODAY.
THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICER (TUEN MUN), MR VICTOR CHAN, SAID THAT OWNERS OF THE STRUCTURES WERE SERVED WARNING LETTERS AND DEMOLITION NOTICES EARLY LAST MONTH.
TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE OWNERS COMPLIED WITH THE DEMOLITION
ORDERS.
THE REMAINING TWO STRUCTURES WERE DEMOLISHED BY A GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR ASSISTED BY THE SQUATTER CONTROL DIVISION OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT. THESE WERE USED AS KITCHENS BUILT OVER THE LIGHT WELL AS EXTENSIONS OF TWO FLATS ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
OTHER UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES WERE USED AS STOREROOMS, BEDROOMS, SCHOOL CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AND LAVATORIES.
MR CHAN SAID THAT MORE CLEARANCES WERE PLANNED FOR NEXT MONTH AND OCTOBER IN OTHER PARTS OF THE NEW TOWN.
NEW MAXICAB ROUTE FOR LOK MAN SUN CHUEN
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A NEW MAXICAB ROUTE NO. 27M - HAS BEEN OPENED BETWEEN LOK MAN SUN CHUEN AND ARGYLE MTR STATION.
IT GOES VIA MAIDSTONE ROAD, LOK SHAN ROAD, MA TAU WAI ROAD, CHATHAM ROAD NORTH, PING CHI STREET, FAT KWONG STREET, PUI CHING ROAD, SOARES AVENUE, ARGYLE STREET, HAK PO STREET, NELSON STREET, SAI YEE STREET, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD WEST, SAI YEUNG CHOI STREET, BUTE STREET, NATHAN ROAD AND FIFE STREET.
AND THE RETURN JOURNEY FROM ARGYLE MTR STATION BACK TO LOK MAN SUN CHUEN OPERATES VIA FIFE STREET, TUNG CHOI STREET, ARGYLE STREET, YIM PO FONG STREET, WATERLOO ROAD, PUI CHING ROAD, FAT KWONG STREET, SHUN YUNG STREET, PAK KUNG STREET, CHATHAM ROAD NORTH, MA TAU WAI ROAD, CHI KIANG STREET, KAU PUI LUNG ROAD, MAIDSTONE LANE AND MAIDSTONE ROAD.
THE SERVICE RUNS FROM 6.45 AM TO 11 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND 7.30 AM TO 11.45 PM ON WEEKENDS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, THE FREQUENCY IS SEVEN MINUTES DURING PEAK HOURS AND 15 MINUTES DURING OFF PEAK HOURS. A FARE OF $1.50 IS CHARGED.
SLIP ROAD WORKS ****
FROM 10 AM ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 18), THE SLIP ROAD OFF COTTON TREE DRIVE LEADING TO THE CAR PARK NEXT TO THE YWCA BUILDING WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FOR ROAD WORKS.
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