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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1987
THE BRIDGES WILL BE STRENGTHENED BY LINING THE CULVERTS INTERNALLY WITH CORRUGATED STEEL SO THAT THEIR BEARING CAPACITY CAN BE UPGRADED.
THE METHOD WILL AVOID THE NECESSITY FOR TRAFFIC AND UTILITY DIVERSION WORK.
OTHER IMPROVEMENT WORK WILL INCLUDE REMOVING THE SHARP BEND NEAR ONE OF THE BRIDGES BY REALIGNING ABOUT 60 METRES OF APPROACH ROAD WITH A NEW SECTION OF ROAD EMBANKMENT.
THE LAYING OF A 1 800-MILLIMETRE DIAMETER DRAIN AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE AND SLOPE STABLISATION WORK WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT UNDER THE CONTRACT.
WORK WILL START NEXT WEEK AND TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
ILLEGAL STRUCTURES CLEARED IN TSIM SHA TSUI *****
WORK BEGAN TODAY (TUESDAY) IN TSIM SHA TSUI TO CLEAR 23 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN THE REAR LANES BOUNDED BY CAMERON ROAD, CARNAVON ROAD, HART AVENUE, MODY ROAD AND CHATHAM ROAD SOUTH.
AMONG THE CLEARED STRUCTURES, THREE WERE USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES WHILE THE OTHERS WERE USED AS DOMESTIC UNITS.
THREE AFFECTED FAMILIES, COMPRISING EIGHT PEOPLE, WERE REHOUSED IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES WHILE ONE PERSON WAS ACCOMMODATED IN A TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA.
REMOVAL ALLOWANCE TOTALLING $3 065 WAS GRANTED TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WHILE EX-GRATIA PAYMENT AMOUNTING TO ABOUT $30 000 WAS GIVEN TO ELIGIBLE BUSINESS OPERATORS.
TODAY'S CLEARANCE WAS CO-ORDINATED BY THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICE AS PART OF ITS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT OF THE DISTRICT. ALSO TAKING PART IN THE OPERATION WERE STAFF FROM THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE.
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