WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1984
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MUI WO TO BE BEAUTIFIED
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS AWARDED AN $800 000 CONTRACT TO BEAUTIFY MUI WO.
UNDER THE CONTRACT 12 000 TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE PLANTED ON THE NEW RECLAMATION WEST OF MUI WO FERRY CONCOURSE, ALONG THE SOUTH BANK OF THE MAIN RIVER CHANNEL AND ON PROMENADES AT THE WATERFRONT.
THE NEW RECLAMATION, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED NEXT MONTH UNDER A SEPARATE CONTRACT, WILL BE USED FOR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC HOUSING, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, A CLINIC, A FIRE STATION AND A SEWAGE PUMPING STATION.
THE PLANTING PROJECT WILL INCLUDE PROVISION OF FLOWER BEDS AND PERGOLA AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS.
DUE TO THE EXPOSURE OF THE RECLAMATION TO THE SEA, PLANTS WHICH CAN WITHSTAND SALT-LADEN WINDS WILL BE SELECTED.
WORK WILL START NEXT MONTH AND BE COMPLETED BY JULY.
THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
TRAFFIC ROUTE CHANGE
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TRAFFIC ON HARBOUR VIEW STREET BETWEEN CONNAUGHT PLACE AND THE PUBLIC LIGHT BUS TERMINUS ENTRANCE WILL BE REROUTED ONE-WAY EASTBOUND FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 24) FOR ABOUT A MONTH.
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