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FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1992

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RECLAMATION AND DREDGING FOR NEW FIREBOATS PIER AND STEELMILL

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THE GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING TO CARRY OUT DREDGING AND PILING WORKS WITHIN AN AREA OF ABOUT 1.22 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEA-BEDS AT MUI WO, LANTAU ISLAND TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PIER FOR FIREBOATS.

WORKS FOR THE PROJECT ARE SCHEDULED TO START IN MAY AND BE COMPLETED BY APRIL 1994.

IS PLANNING TO CARRY AREA OF ABOUT 19.32

MEANWHILE, THE SHIU WING STEEL LIMITED OUT RECLAMATION AND DREDGING WITHIN AN HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEA-BED IN AREA 38. TUEN MUN TO PROVIDE ABOUT 4.99 HECTARES OF LAND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STEELMILL.

THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPORARY SEAWALL AND A PIER. THE WORK WILL START IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR AND BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT LATE NEXT YEAR.

NOTICES OF THE TWO PROJECTS DESCRIBING THE EXTENT OF THE AREAS AFFECTED WERE GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

ANY PERSON WHO CONSIDERS THAT HE HAS AN INTEREST, RIGHT OR EASEMENT IN OR OVER THE FORESHORES AND SEA-BEDS INVOLVED MAY SUBMIT A WRITTEN OBJECTION TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS ON OR BEFORE MARCH 16, THIS YEAR.

THE NOTICE OF SUCH OBJECTION SHALL DESCRIBE THE INTEREST, RIGHT OR BASEMENT OF THE OBJECTOR AND THE MANNER IN WHICH HE ALLEGES HE WILL BE AFFECTED.

THE NOTICES TOGETHER WITH THEIR RELATED PLANS CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITES.

THE PLANS CAN ALSO BE SEEN AT THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE, 14TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AND AT THE DISTRICT OFFICES CONCERNED.

SHARING EXPERIENCES IN SAFETY SEMINAR

JAPANESE

SOME 300 SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS OF LOCAL INDUSTRIES WILL SHARE EXPERIENCES IN SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT WITH EXPERTS AT A SYMPOSIUM ON MONDAY (JANUARY 20).

THE SYMPOSIUM ON SAFETY AND HEALTH EXPERIENCE} IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR JAPAN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ASSOCIATION

(JAPANESE

MANAGEMENT

DEPARTMENT (JISHA).

AND THE

/IT WILL