TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1984
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT OPERATES A CENTRE IN KOWLOON BAY WHICH CAN TAKE UP TO 150 VEHICLES AT A TIME IN ITS 2 000 SQUARE METRE SITE. ABOUT 1 000 VEHICLES HAVE BEEN SURRENDERED AT THE CENTRE SINCE IT OPENED IN MAY 1983, OR JUST UNDER 10 PER CENT OF VEHICLES HANDLED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S CRUSHING CONTRACTOR.
PEOPLE WISHING TO SURRENDER THEIR CARS FOR SCRAPPING MAY OBTAIN A LEAFLET ENTITLED +HOW TO SURRENDER YOUR UNWANTED VEHICLE+ FROM ANY OF THE FOUR LICENSING OFFICES OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT OR CALL THE ENQUIRY SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT AT 5-8933111.
AND THOSE WHO COME ACROSS ABANDONED VEHICLES MAY CALL THE URBAN COUNCIL LITTER HOT-LINE 5-95555 OR REPORT IT TO THE LOCAL POLICE STATION.
NEW ROAD FOR TUEN MUN ***
A DUAL SINGLE-LANE ROAD IS TO BE BUILT NEAR TSENG TAU TSUEN HA TSUEN IN THE NORTHERN PART OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE EXTENSION TO TUEN MUN WATER TREATMENT WORKS.
A $6.4-MILLION CONTRACT FOR BUILDING THE ROAD HAS BEEN AWARDED TO RANK INE ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED BY THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
WORK WILL START EARLY NEXT MONTH AND BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT 14 MONTHS.
THE 600-METRE-LONG ROAD WILL ALSO SERVE A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE AREA AND OTHER RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
CONTRACT AWARDED
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HYGIENE IN WAN CHAI DISTRICT WILL BE FURTHER IMPROVED WHEN A REFUSE COLLECTION POINT AT MOON STREET IS COMPLETED AT THE END OF NOVEMBER.
THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $597 000 CONTRACT TO YAN KUEN KEE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED TO BUILD IT.
OCCUPYING A 150-SQUARE-METRE SITE AT THE JUNCTION OF MOON, SUN AND STAR STREETS, IT WILL BE A PERMANENT OFF-STREET REFUSE COLLECTION POINT.
FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE A REFUSE COLLECTION AREA, A LOADING BAY, A ROLL-CALL ROOM, AN OFFICE AND STOREROOM.
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