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FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1986

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NEW STAGE IN PILLAR POINT TREATMENT WORKS

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THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS CALLING TENDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST PHASE IN STAGE TWO OF THE PILLAR POINT TREATMENT WORKS NEAR TUEN MUN.

THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PROJECT IS ALREADY TREATING SEWAGE FROM TUEN MUN NEW TOWN AND DISCHARGING THE RESIDUE INTO THE SEA THROUGH A LONG SUBMARINE OUTFALL.

STAGE TWO WILL ENABLE THE WORKS TO COPE WITH THE EXPANDING POPULATION OF TUEN MUN. WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN SEPTEMBER AND, WHEN COMPLETED TWO YEARS LATER, SEWAGE SCREENING AND DE-GRITTING FACILITIES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SERVING A POPULATION OF 500 000.

THE PROJECT INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF AN INLET SCREW PUMPING STATION, SCREEN CHAMBERS, AERATED GRIT CHANNELS, ANCILLARY STRUCTURES, ASSOCIATED PIPEWORKS AND ROADWORKS.

IT HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY THE DRAINAGE (DESIGN) DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S DRAINAGE (CONSTRUCTION) DIVISION.

ALL-NIGHT GREEN MINIBUS SERVICES

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TWO ALL-NIGHT GREEN MINIBUS CIRCULAR ROUTES BETWEEN SHA TIN AND MONG KOK MTR STATION WILL BE INTRODUCED FROM SUNDAY (JUNE 15) TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC TRANSPORT LINK BETWEEN SHA TIN AND URBAN KOWLOON OUTSIDE THE OPERATING HOURS OF KMB AND KCR SERVICES.

THE NEW ROUTES WILL BE OPERATED BY THE EXISTING NEW TERRITORIES GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES 63K AND 65K AS PART OF THEIR SERVICES.

THE SERVICE PROVIDED BY ROUTE 63K WILL RUN BETWEEN PAK TIN (MUI LEE TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA) TO MONG KOK MTR STATION, WHILE THE ROUTE OPERATED BY 65K WILL BE FROM SIU LEK YUEN TO MONG KOK MTR STATION. THE NEW ROUTES WILL PASS THROUGH MAJOR ROADS IN URBAN KOWLOON INCLUDING WATERLOO ROAD, PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD, ARGYLE STREET, NELSON STREET, SAI YEE STREET, MONG KOK ROAD AND SAI YEUNG CHOI STREET.

THE OPERATING HOURS ON THESE ROUTES WILL BE FROM 12.30 AM TO 4.30 AM. THE ROUTE FROM PAK TIN TO MONG KOK WILL OPERATE AT A 15-30 MINUTE INTERVAL, WHILE THE ROUTE FROM SIU LEK YUER TO MONG KOK WILL OPERATE AT A 20-30 MINUTE FREQUENCY. THE FARES FOR BOTH ROUTES WILL BE $4 FOR A SINGLE JOURNEY.

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