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MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1987

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PLANS TO IMPROVE YUEN LONG NULLAH BUND ROADS

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THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANS TO RE-CONSTRUCT AND WIDEN THE NULLAH BUND ROADS AND ANCILLARY DRAINAGE IN THE AREA OF SHAP PAT HEUNG IN YUEN LONG.

THE NARROW BUNDS ROADS

RUNNING ALONG THE YUEN LONG NULLAH BUND, HAVE NOW BECOME AN IMPORTANT ACCESS INTO THE HEAVILY-POPULATED VILLAGES NEARBY.

THE ROADS ARE CONSTANTLY USED BY PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES, CARS AND LORRIES TRANSPORTING GOODS FROM THE VILLAGES TO YUEN LONG. AS HEAVY VEHICULAR USAGE HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE EXISTING ROAD IT IS PROPOSED TO WIDEN AND STRENGTHEN THE ROAD TO CURRENT HIGHWAY STANDARDS.

EXISTING SERVICES AND UTILITIES SUCH AS WATER MAINS, GAS MAINS, ELECTRIC CABLES AND DUCTS AND TELEPHONE CABLES AND DUCTS LYING WITHIN THE LIMITS OF OR ADJACENT TO THE WORKS AREA MAY HAVE TO BE REMOVED OR REPOSITIONED.

A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED WORKS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE WORKS OR THE USE, OR BOTH, SHOULD REACH THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY MAY 12.

COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS YUEN LONG GAS EXPLOSION

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MEMBERS OF THE TOWN PLANNING AND AREA DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE GAS EXPLOSION INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED RECENTLY AT FUNG KAM STREET AT A MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

THEY WILL BE BRIEFED BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CONCERNED ON DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT, WHICH RESULTED IN FOUR CASUALTIES AND THE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO BE TAKEN IN FUTURE.

AT TOMORROW'S MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE DRAFT SAN TIN LAYOUT PLAN AND HA MEI SAN TSUEN EDGE AREA LAYOUT PLAN.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT, 13TH FLOOR, TAI KIU GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, YUEN LONG.

MEANWHILE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING, ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED ON MARCH 20, HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO 3.30 PM ON MARCH 27 (FRIDAY).

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