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THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1984

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LANDSCAPING FOR CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD

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A SECTION OF CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD BETWEEN HIRAM'S HIGHWAY AND HANG HAU ROAD IS TO BE LANDSCAPED.

THE WORK INVOLVES PLANTING TREES AND SHRUBS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD,

THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AWARDED A $460 000 CONTRACT TODAY (THURSDAY) TO BLUET GARDEN TO CARRY OUT THE WORK WHICH WILL START NEXT MONTH AND BE COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER.

THE TWO-AND-A-HALF KILOMETRES LONG SECTION OF THE ROAD IS BEING WIDENED TO THE STANDARD 7.3 METRES, WITH FOOT-PATHS BEING ADDED ON EACH SIDE.

IT IS THE FINAL STAGE OF AN OVERALL SCHEME TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD BETWEEN ANDERSON ROAD AND HANG HAU ROAD.

WATER MAIN FOR SHEUNG SHUI

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A FRESH WATER MAIN WILL BE LAID ALONG MAN KAM TO ROAD AND JOCKEY CLUB ROAD IN SHEUNG SHUI.

THE WORK INVOLVES LAYING ABOUT 1 000 METRES OF MAIN WITH ITS DIAMETERS RANGING FROM 150 TO 1 200 MILLIMETRES.

IT WILL BE CONNECTED TO SHEUNG SHUI TREATMENT WORKS AND TABLE HILL SERVICE RESERVOIR, WHICH ARE NOW BEING BUILT, AND LINK UP WITH EXISTING MAINS.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN AUGUST AND TAKE NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS BY JUNE 22.

SHEUNG SHUI TREATMENT WORKS AND TABLE HILL SERVICE RESERVOIR ARE PART OF A PROJECT TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE EXISTING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM TO FANLING-SHEK WU HUI NEW TOWN AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THEY WILL BE READY BY EARLY NEXT YEAR.

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