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THE AD HOC GROUP IS FORMED TO COLLECT FARMERS' VIEWS AND SUPPLY INFORMATION TO GOVERNMENT FOR CONSIDERATION IN UNDERTAKING NEXT ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE RATES OF EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES.

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THE NEXT ANNUAL REVIEW WILL BE CONDUCTED AROUND END OF YEAR AND EARLY 1989.

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THE AD HOC GROUP IS CHAIRED BY MR LEO KWAN, DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY (NT) (SPECIAL DUTIES), AND ITS MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES MOST UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LIVESTOCK WASTE DISPOSAL CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE AND RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES.

PEAK TRAMWAY TO BUILD UNDERGROUND CHAMBER

THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS APPROVED AN APPLICATION FROM THE PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY LIMITED ΤΟ CONSTRUCT AN UNDERGROUND CHAMBER WITHIN THE UPPER TERMINAL OF THE PEAK TRAMWAY AS A FIRST STEP OF ITS MODERNISATION SCHEME,

ON SEPTEMBER 2, THE GOVERNMENT EXTENDED THE COMPANY'S FRANCHISE TO RUN AND OPERATE THE PEAK TRAM SERVICE FOR A FURTHER 10 YEARS FROM JANUARY

1994. AFTER THE COMPANY RAS MADE A FIRM COMMITMENT TO CARRY OUT MODERNISATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE TRAMWAY SYSTEM.

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THE COMPANY AIMS TO MAKE THE MODERNISED TRAMWAY OPERATIONAL AUGUST 1, 1989, BEFORE THE BUSIEST PERIOD IN AUTUMN WHEN MANY TOURISTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE VISITING THE PEAK.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHAMBER HOUSING THE NEW HAULAGE MACHINERY WILL START IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR AND BE COMPLETED BY MAY 1989.

THE NEW HAULAGE MACHINERY, ROPES, PULLEYS AND MODERN 'I RAMCARS WILL THEN BE INSTALLED FROM MAY TO JULY 1989.

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TO FACILITATE THE INSTALLATION WORKS, THE TRAMWAY WILL HAVE BE SHUT DOWN FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS FROM MID-JUNE TO END JULY 1989.

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