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SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 1990

MEASURES TO REDUCE SMELI, OF YUEN LONG NULLAH

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CARRY OUT MEASURES THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WILL

YUEN

AND LONG NULLAH

то CONSTRUCT TO REDUCE THE FOUL SMELL OF

ESTATE AND YEUNG UK, PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLE BRIDGE LINKING LONG PING YUEN LONG.

CONSTRUCTION OF

FIVE

INCLUDE THE THE WORKS

KILOMETRES OF CONCRETE LINING OF THE DRY-WEATHER FLOW CHANNELS AND

NULLAHS, AN TIDAL WATERS GUSHING INTO YUEN INFLATABLE DAM TO PREVENT POLLUTED

PUMPING STATION AND TREATMENT LONG FROM DEEP BAY, A

OF EXISTING NULLAH WALLS INCLUDING CLEANING AND BRUSHING.

THE MEASURES WILL REDUCE BOTH THE SMELL AND THE OF THE YUEN LONG NULLAHS IN THE INTERIM PERIOD IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL PROGRAMME.

AND UK,

VISUAL IMPACT

PENDING

THE

AND CYCLE ROADS

ASSOCIATED

ALSO, A 150-METRE LONG, EIGHT-METRE-WIDE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE LINKING LONG PING ESTATE AND YEUNG AND DRAINAGE WORKS, WILL BE CONSTRUCTED.

THIS WILL ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT TO COMPLETE AN EXCLUSIVE GRADE-

THE FROM

NORTHWESTERN SEPARATED SYSTEM FOR PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS PORTION OF YUEN LONG TOWN THROUGH THE LONG PING ESTATE TO YEUNG UK.

THE WORKS ARE EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN JUNE AND WILL TAKE 22 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

ABOUT

THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS THE PROJECT.

INVITING TENDERS FOR

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF TENDERS IS NOON ON FEBRUARY 23.

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