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FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1984

JETTY PLANNED FOR CHINA WATER SCHEME

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THE GOVERNMENT IS PROPOSING TO BUILD A JETTY ON HARBOUR ISLAND FOR THE SCHEME TO INCREASE WATER SUPPLY FROM CHINA.

IT WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO TWO PUMPING STATIONS BEING BUILT AS PART OF THE SCHEME AT HARBOUR ISLAND AND TAI MEI TUK.

IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR BARGES BEING USED FOR DREDGING FOR THE SUBMARINE PIPELINE TO BE LAID FROM HARBOUR ISLAND TO SAI 0.

THIS WILL BE 2.4 KILOMETRES LONG AND IS ALSO PART OF THE CHINA WATER SCHEME.

WORK ON LAYING IT WILL START IN NOVEMBER AND FINISH TWO YEARS LATER.

BUILDING THE JETTY WILL BEGIN IN JULY AND INVOLVE DREDGING AND RECLAIMING 1.4 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED UNDER THE PUBLIC RECLAMATIONS AND WORKS ORDINANCE.

THE PIPELINE PROJECT INVOLVES DREDGING AND REFILLING 14.1 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED.

THE EXTENT OF THE AREA AFFECTED BY BOTH PROJECTS IS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE IN TODAY'S (FRIDAY'S) GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

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THE NOTICE, TOGETHER WITH A PLAN, CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE. THE PLAN CAN ALSO BE SEEN AT:

* THE LANDS DEPARTMENT, 5TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN

ROAD, HONG KONG AND

* TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE, TAI PO GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING,

TING KOK ROAD, TAI PO MARKET, NEW TERRITORIES.

OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL AND CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION

SHOULD REACH THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS BY MAY 2.

THE SCHEME TO INCREASE WATER SUPPLIES FROM CHINA IS BEING CARRIED OUT IN THREE STAGES COSTING $724.5 MILLION, $725 MILLION AND $300 MILLION.

IT STARTED IN 1981 AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN 1992, BY WHICH TIME THE AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL WATER BEING PROVIDED WILL TOTAL 620 MILLION CUBIC METRES PER ANNUM.

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