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SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 1985

SHA TIN BOARD MEMBERS GO ON WALK

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SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LAM WOON-KWONG, WILL TAKE A WALK ALONG THE NEWLY- COMPLETED ASSESS PATH LEADING FROM THE TOWN CENTRE TO THE SHING MUN COUNTRY PARK TOMORROW (MONDAY) MORNING.

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INFORMATION BOARDS AND MARKERS, AS WELL AS BENCHES AND OTHER RECREATION FACILITIES, ARE PROVIDED ALONG THE SEVEN-KILOMETRE ROUTE.

THE WALK IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE AND SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THE WALK SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT 10 AM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE 6TH FLOOR OF KCR HOUSE, SHA TIN STATION.

RECLAMATION AND ACCESS ROAD FOR JUNK BAY

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FOURTEEN HECTARES OF LAND IS TO BE RECLAIMED AND AN ACCESS ROAD BUILT AT AP TSAI PENINSULA IN THE NORTHERN SIDE OF JUNK BAY AS PART OF THE CONTINUING PROGRAMME OF DEVELOPMENT

IN THE NEW TOWN.

THE RECLAIMED LAND WILL BE USED FOR A PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE WHILE THE 600-METRE-LONG ACCESS ROAD WILL CONNECT THE ESTATE WITH THE REST OF THE ROAD NETWORK SYSTEM IN THE AREA.

DRAINAGE WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECLAMATION, WHICH IS ALSO PART OF THE PROJECT, WILL INCLUDE THE LAYING OF 550 METRES OF STORMWATER CULVERT, 1 500 METRES OF TRUNK SEWER, 400 METRES OF WHICH WILL BE A SUBMARINE PIPE.

THE SUBMARINE PIPE ACROSS HANG HAU BAY WILL CONNECT TO A SEWAGE TUNNEL AND A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AT THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE NEW TOWN..

SLOPES OF AP TSAI PENINSULA ADJACENT TO THE RECLAMATION WILL BE LANDSCAPED AND SHAPED TO FORM PART OF A PROPOSED FRINGE PARK IN THE AREA.

THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT, CONSTRUCTION OF WHICH IS EXPECTED TO START IN MARCH 1985 AND TAKE ABOUT 30 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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