TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 12, 1985
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TIPPING WORKS START IN TUEN MUN
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PHASE II OF CONTROLLED TIPPING WORK AT PILLAR POINT VALLEY IN TUEN MUN STARTED LAST WEEK, AFTER THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AWARDED A CONTRACT FOR THE PROJECT.
THE $11.9 MILLION CONTRACT INCLUDES FURTHER SITE PREPARATION AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF DRAINAGE SYSTEMS.
WHEN THE TIP IS FILLED, ABOUT 5.5 HECTARES OF OPEN SPACE CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR RECREATIONAL AND AMENITY USE.
THE ENTIRE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED BY MID-1987.
PHASE I OF THE WORK, WHICH INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS ROADS, DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND SLOPE PROTECTION, STARTED TWO YEARS AGO AND WILL BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR.
RECREATIONAL VENUES CLOSE FOR NEW YEAR FAIRS
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SIX RECREATIONAL VENUES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY CLOSED FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIRS.
THE SIX VENUES ARE TUEN MUN PLAYGROUND, TAI PO_PLAYGROUND, SHA TSUI ROAD PLAYGROUND IN TSUEN WAN, SHEK WU HUI PLAYGROUND IN SHEUNG SHUI, YUEN WO ROAD PLAYGROUND IN SHA TIN AND KWA! CHUNG SPORTS GROUND, ACCORDING TO A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE FAIRS WILL BE HELD FROM FEBRUARY 13 TO 20.
IN YUEN LONG, THE FAIR WILL BE HELD AT THE PEDESTRIAN MALL OPPOSITE THE YUEN LONG PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL.
A TOTAL OF 981 STALLS, EARMARKED FOR SELLING FLOWERS, DRY GOODS, DRINKS AND ICE-CREAM, WILL BE PUT UP AT THE SEVEN FAIR SITES.
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