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BOARD MEMBERS TO MEET
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1984
THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS VARIOUS ASPECTS OF COMPENSATION FOR LAND RESUMPTION ON LAMMA ISLAND AT ITS MEETING TCMORROW (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON.
MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR LUK TEI TONG AND TAI TEI TONG IN MUI WO, AND COMMENT ON THE POPULATION AND PLACE NAMES IN THE DISTRICT.
THEY WILL ALSO ENDORSE THE SPENDING OF $24 630 FOR RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITES.
MORE FACILITIES FOR WAN CHAI RESIDENTS
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AN OPEN SPACE COMPRISING A WALLED GARDEN WITH ENTRANCE GATES AND 'PAI LAU' GUARDED BY TWO PAIRS OF STONE LIONS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON A 3 700-SQUARE-METRE SITE AT HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
THE GARDEN WILL ALSO BE SURROUNDED BY PEBBLE FOOTPATHS, AND WILL HAVE A WATER POOL WITH A CHINESE-STYLE PAVILION ON TOP OF IT, ARTIFICIAL CASCADES, A COVERED DISPLAY AREA, LANDSCAPED SITTING-OUT AREAS AND ARBOURS, A LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH SPOKESMAN SAID.
OTHER FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE A REFRESHMENT KIOSK, TOILETS AND A STOREROOM.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
WORK WILL START AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND TAKE 14 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
WATER STORAGE ***
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 85.0 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 498.018 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 571.789 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 97.5 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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