XN000022-1985-05-05 — Page 16

SUNDAY, MAY 1985

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AT SHAU KEI WAN, THE LAYING OF APPROXIMATELY 710 METRES OF 900 MILLIMETRE DIAMETER AND 60 METRES OF 150 MILLIMETRE DIAMETER FRESH WATER MAINS IS ENVISAGED ALONG THE RE-ALIGNED KING'S ROAD AND THE INTERNAL ROADS OF KORNHILL DEVELOPMENT.

THIS WORK IS PART OF THE SCHEME TO IMPROVE THE FRESH WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM IN QUARRY BAY, SAI WAN HO AND SHAU KEI WAN AREAS.

BOTH WORKS ARE SCHEDULED TO START IN JULY THIS YEAR.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE SHA TIN PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED IN NINE MONTHS WHILE THE OTHER IN SIX MONTHS.

ROAD WORKS TO PROVIDE BETTER SAFETY *****

TWO SECTIONS OF LAM KAM ROAD IN THE NEW TERRITORIES - BETWEEN PAK NGAU SHEK AND CHAI KEK AND BETWEEN NAM SHEUNG TIN AND KADOOR IE FARM - ARE TO BE IMPROVED TO PROVIDE BETTER ROAD SAFETY FOR RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.

IMPROVEMENT WORKS WILL INVOLVE THE WIDENING OF ABOUT 900 METRES OF EXISTING NARROW CARRIAGEWAY TO 6.75 METRES WIDE WITH PROVISION FOR A 1.6-METRE-WIDE FOOTPATH ON ONE SIDE.

IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF RETAINING WALLS, THE TRIMMING OF ROADSIDE SLOPES AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS.

THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT, CONSTRUCTION OF WHICH IS EXPECTED TO START IN AUGUST THIS YEAR AND TAKE ABOUT 16 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

WATER CUT ***

FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN MA TAU KOK WILL BE TURNED OFF BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 8) FOR MAINS WORK.

THE AFFECTED PREMISES ARE BOUNDED BY KOWLOON CITY ROAD, MOK CHEONG STREET, TO KWA WAN ROAD AND MA TAU KOK ROAD, INCLUDING 3-19 MOK CHEONG STREET AND MA TAU KOK QUARANTINE DEPOT.