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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1984,

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SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS FOR JUNK BAY

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A $60M SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS IS BEING BUILT AT SIU CHIK SHA, JUNK BAY, TO SERVE THE NEW TOWN'S TARGETED POPULATION OF 175 000.

THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROJECT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 300-METRE LONG, 2.5-METRE DIAMETER SEWER, A MAIN WORKS BUILDING, TWO PUMPING STATIONS, A GENERATOR HOUSE AND SUBSTATION, SCREENING EQUIPMENT AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES.

THE WORKS WILL BE ABLE TO TREAT 54 000 CUBIC METRES OF RAW SEWAGE DAILY AND DISCHARGE THE TREATED SEWAGE THROUGH A 3.4 KILOMETRE SUBMARINE OUTFALL INTO TATHONG CHANNEL.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 30 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

ANTI-CRIME QUIZ FOR YOUTHS

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SIXTEEN PRIMARY SCHOOLS FROM YAU MA TEI DISTRICT WILL TAKE PART IN THE CRIME PREVENTION QUIZ COMPETITION ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 24) AFTERNOON.

THE QUIZ IS PART OF THE CRIME PREVENTION CAMPAIGN ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE TO ENHANCE CRIME PREVENTION KNOWLEDGE AMONG CHILDREN.

THE COMPETITION WILL START AT 1.30 PM IN THE HENRY G. LEONG COMMUNITY CENTRE IN PUBLIC SQUARE STREET.

TRAFFIC CHANGES

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TO FACILITATE THE HALF-MARATHON+ TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 24) AT TAI MEI TUK ROAD IN TAI PO, THE SECTION OF BRIDE'S POOL ROAD BETWEEN LUK KENG AND TAI MEI TUK WILL BE PROHIBITED TO ALL CYCLISTS BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM, AND TO ALL MOTORISTS BETWEEN 7.55 AM AND 8.15 AM.

FROM THE SAME DAY, THE FLYOVER LINKING CHING CHEUNG ROAD WITH CASTLE PEAK ROAD IN SHAM SHUI PO WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 8 PM TO 6 AM DAILY FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS TO FACILITATE ROAD WORK.

DURING THE CLOSURE, TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED VIA BUTTERFLY VALLEY ROAD, LAI CHI KOK ROAD, CHEUNG LAI STREET AND CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD.