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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1984

PENG CHAU WATER SUPPLY TO BE IMPROVED

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PLANS HAVE BEEN DRAWN UP FOR LAYING A 1 700-METRE LONG SUBMARINE PIPELINE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF ABOUT 5.1 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED BETWEEN PENG CHAU ISLAND AND CHAU KUNG

ISLAND.

THE PROPOSED PIPELINE, OF 300-MILLIMETRE DIAMETER, WILL REPLACE THE PRESENT PIPELINE BEING USED TO BRING FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO PENG CHAU, BUT WHICH IS CONSIDERED TOO SMALL FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF PENG CHAU,

THE SUPPLY WILL BE DRAWN FROM AN EXISTING 760-MILLIME TRE DIAMETER MAIN SUBMARINE PIPELINE WHICH LIES TO THE NORTH OF CHAU KUNG ISLAND AND CARRIES WATER FROM SILVERMINE BAY CLEAR WATER TANK TO HONG KONG ISLAND.

THE PIPE LAYING WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN JULY 1985 AND TAKE ABOUT ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE.

THE EXTENT OF THE AREA AFFECTED IS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GOVERNMENT GAZETTE UNDER THE PUBLIC RECLAMATIONS AND WORKS ORDINANCE.

PLANS CAN BE SEEN AT:

* NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE!

* LANDS DEPARTMENT SURVEY DIVISION, 5TH FLOOR, MURRAY

BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG;

* DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE/KOWLOON WEST, YAU MA TEI CAR PARK BUILDING, 10TH FLOOR, 250 SHANGHAI STREET, KOWLOON, AND

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ISLAND DISTRICT OFFICE, SINCERE BUILDING, 16TH FLOOR, 173 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

OBJECTIONS TO THIS PROPOSAL AND CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION SHOULD REACH THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS WITHIN TWO MONTHS.

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