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THE PROPOSED NEW ROAD FROM THE SECOND BRIDGE TO LIN MA HANG ROAD IS ABOUT 900 METRES LONG, HAVING A CARRIAGEWAY WIDTH OF 7.3 METRES, WITH LOCAL WIDENING TO ABOUT 40 METRES AT THE CROSS BORDER CONTROL FACILITIES. TWO-METRE-WIDE FOOTPATHS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO VEHICLE HOLDING AREAS AND A VEHICLE LAYBY TO SERVE A NEW ANIMAL INSPECTION STATION OFF THE WIDENED MAN KAM TO ROAD.

+TOGETHER WITH THE ROADWORKS, ADDITIONAL CROSS BORDER CONTROL FACILITIES, INCLUDING A TWO-STOREY TERMINAL BUILDING AND TWO CARGO EXAMINATION BLOCKS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED.+

A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED WORKS IS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.

PLANS SHOWING THE PROPOSED WORKS CAN BE SEEN AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY- THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, NORTH, AND THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE, OLD DISTRICT OFFICE BUILDING, TAI PO MARKET, AND THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE, FANLING SUB-OFFICE, JOCKEY CLUB ROAD, FANLING, NEW TERRITORIES.

ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSAL MUST SEND HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS NOT LATER THAN 15TH NOVEMBER 1983.

NEW AIR POLLUTION CONTROL LAW STARTS OCTOBER

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THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE, TOGETHER WITH ITS FOUR SETS OF SUBSIDIARY REGULATIONS, WILL COME INTO FORCE ON OCTOBER 1, ACCORDING TO AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT TODAY THAT THE NEW ORDINANCE REPLACES THE EXISTING CLEAN AIR ORDINANCE, IN OPERATION SINCE 1959.

THE FOUR SETS OF SUBSIDIARY REGULATIONS ARE THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (FURNACES, OVENS AND CHIMNEYS) (INSTALLATION AND ALTERATION) REGULATIONS, THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (RESTRICTION AND MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE EMÍSSION) REGULATIONS, THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (SMOKE) REGULATIONS AND THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (APPEAL BOARD) REGULATIONS.

UNDER THE NEW LEGISLATION, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED, IT WILL BE AN OFFENCE FOR ANY PERSON TO ALLOW HIS FURNACES, OVENS, CHIMNEYS STATIONARY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES, OR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS TO DISCHARGE AIR POLLUTANTS WHICH CAUSE ANUISANCE TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OR ARE PREJUDICIAL TO HEALTH OR ARE LIKELY TO ENDANGER THE NORMAL OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT IN HONG KONG,

UPON DISCOVERY OF SUCH AN AIR POLLUTANT NUISANCE, OFFICERS OF THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL NORMALLY ADVISE THE OFFENDER ON HOW TO ABATE THE NUISANCE. SHOULD THE ADVICE BE IGNORED, AN ABATEMENT NOTICE WILL BE ISSUED.

/THE COURT