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MONDAY, JULY 28, 1986

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CABLE TO BE LAID AT DEEP WATER BAY

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THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO PERMIT HONG KONG ELECTRIC COMPANY TO LAY SECTIONS OF A 132-KILOVOLT CABLE WITHIN TWO AREAS OF FORESHORE AND SEABED AT DEEP WATER BAY.

THIS IS PART OF THE SECOND PHASE OF THE NEW CABLE ROUTE TO LINK WONG CHUK HANG ZONE SUBSTATION TO THE PROPOSED CHUNG HOM KOK ZONE SUBSTATION. THE CABLE IS TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR POWER IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF HONG KONG ISLAND.

A TOTAL OF 1 290 SQUARE METRES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED WILL BE AFFECTED IN TWO AREAS NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE BAY.

THE CABLE WILL REST IN AN ELEVATED REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURE IN THE NORTHWEST. IN THE SOUTHEAST IT WILL BE PLACED

IN A COVERED TROUGH TO BE INCORPORATED INTO EXISTING PAVED AREAS NEAR THE BEACH.

WORK ON THE SOUTHEASTERN SIDE OF THE BAY IS EXPECTED TO START IN OCTOBER AND BE COMPLETED BY JUNE NEXT YEAR, WHILE WORK ON THE NORTHWEST SECTOR SHOULD ALSO START IN OCTOBER AND TAKE 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

PLANS CAN BE INSPECTED AT THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT SURVEY OFFICE, OR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE. OBJECTIONS TO THE PROJECT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS BY SEPTEMBER 24.

TEMPORARY MEASURES IN TSUEN WAN ROAD

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THE KERBSIDE LANE OF THE KOWLOON BOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF TSUEN WAN ROAD, BETWEEN THE SLIP ROAD FROM TEXACO ROAD AND THE SLIP ROAD TO KWAI TSING ROUNDABOUT, WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED FROM 9 AM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 1) FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS.

PARK.

THIS MEASURE WILL FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION OF KWAI CHUNG

DURING THE CLOSURE, ALL VEHICLES ON THIS SECTION OF TSUEN WAN ROAD WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING THE SLIP ROAD TO KWAI TSING ROUNDABOUT ON THEIR JOURNEYS TO KWAI CHUNG OR TSING YI.

MOTORISTS TRAVELLING FROM TSUEN WAN ROAD TO KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI ARE ADVISED TO MAKE A DIVERSION VIA THE SLIP ROAD TO TEXACO ROAD, THE TEXACO ROAD ROUNDABOUT, THE SLIP ROAD TO TSUEN WAN ROAD, TSUEN WAN ROAD AND THE SLIP ROAD TO KWAI TSING ROUNDABOUT.

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