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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY <ip
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ABOUT 100 000 CUBIC METRES OF FILL MATERIAL WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE LAND FORMATION AND THIS WILL BE PARTLY DERIVED FROM PULVERISED FUEL ASH GENERATED FROM THE CASTLE PEAK POWER STATION.
INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT WILL BE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RETAINING WALL AND PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED STORMWATER AND SEWAGE WATER DRAINS.
OTHER WORK WILL BE THE FORMATION OF A TURNING LOOP FOR THE TUEN MUN LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH OF YAU 01 ESTATE. WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN MAY AND WILL TAKE 22 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED BY THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
DREDGING OF SEABED AT HUNG HOM BAY
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THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE DREDGING OF THE SEABED AT HUNG HOM BAY.
THE WORK FORMS PART OF THE PHASE OF THE HUNG HOM BAY RECLAMATION PROJECT WHICH IS TO PROVIDE LAND FOR EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING KOWLOON GOODS YARD OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION.
THE DREDGING IS TO REMOVE ABOUT 800 000 CUBIC METRES OF MUD BEFORE RECLAMATION STARTS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN MAY AND BE COMPLETED IN SIX MONTHS.
THE DEPARTMENT'S RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE HAS DESIGNED AND WILL SUPERVISE THE WORK.
EFFORTS CONTINUE TO PROSECUTE LITTERBUGS
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THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT SUCCESSFULLY PROSECUTED 843 LITTERBUGS IN THE NON-URBAN AREAS LAST MONTH (JANUARY), WHICH RESULTED IN $96 758 IN FINES BEING COLLECTED,
THESE REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 93 PER CENT IN TERMS OF FINES AND 102 PER CENT FOR PROSECUTIONS WHEN COMPARED WITH CORRESPONDING FIGURES OF $50 040 IN FINES AND 416 PROSECUTIONS IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR.
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