SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1984
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FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED ON RECLAIMED LAND
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MUCH-NEEDED FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE AREA OF SAM KA TSUEN VILLAGE, LEI YUE MUN, ON 1.6 HECTARES OF LAND TO BE RECLAIMED FROM THE NEARBY TYPHOON SHELTER.
THEY WILL INCLUDE A 170-METRE-LONG ROAD, A CAR AND LORRY PARK, A MARKET TO SERVE THE AREA AND A 150-METRE-LONG PROMENADE.
THE WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT UNDER STAGE IV OF THE SAM KA TSUEN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT A COST OF ABOUT $15 MILLION, INCLUDING CLEARANCE EXPENSES.
IN STAGES I TO II, 16 HECTARES OF LAND HAVE BEEN RECLAIMED.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE PLAN AND SCHEME HAD BEEN REFERRED TO THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD WHO HAD NO OBJECTION TO IT.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START NEXT MAY AND TAKE ABOUT 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
MORE TREES NEEDED IN SHA TIN
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MORE TREES WERE NEEDED IN SHA TIN, AS MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT IN RECENT YEARS HAD CAUSED MANY CUT SLOPES AND BARREN SPOTS IN THE NEW TOWN, AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG NEW TERRITORIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MR WAI HON-LEUNG, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
MR WAI WAS SPEAKING AT THE END OF A TWO-HOUR VISIT TO SHA TIN TO SEE AMENITY PLOTS AND TREE PLANTING ACTIVITIES THERE.
ACCOMPANYING HIM ON THE TOUR WERE THE SUPERINTENDENT (HYGIENE) OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR KWONG WEI-LIM, AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF SHA TIN, MR NG YING- NEEN.
AMONG OTHER PLACES, THE PARTY VISITED THE AMENITY PLOT WHICH WON TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THIS YEAR'S GARDEN COMPETITIONS ORGANISED BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND NTSD.
MR WAI LEARNED THAT NTSD ALONE PLANTED MORE THAN 120 JOJ TREES, SHRUBS AND OTHER PLANTS IN SHA TIN LAST YEAR.
ANOTHER 130 000 WILL BE PLANTED AT PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, AMENITY PLOTS AND ROADSIDES IN SHA TIN DURING THE CURRENT PLANTING SEASON.
THE PARTY LATER PROCEEDED TO UPPER SHING MUN RIVER TO SEE A CLEAN-UP OPERATION.
THEY ALSO INSPECTED CLEANSING FACILITIES IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS.
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