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FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1992

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IMPROVEMENTS TO PRIVATE STREETS IN MONG KOK PROPOSED

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THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO GIVE KAM LAM STREET AND ITS NEARBY LANES IN MONG KOK A FACELIFT BY UNDERGOING A ROAD SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THESE STREETS WERE UNDER MULTIPLE SUBDIVIDED OWNERSHIP AND WERE NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND MANAGED, GIVING RISE то ENVIRONMENTAL AND ACCESS PROBLEMS.

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"IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST ΤΟ RESUME THESE PRIVATE STREETS TO PROPER MAINTENANCE AND

USE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

THE PROJECT COMPRISES THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE EXISTING CARRIAGEWAYS, FOOTWAYS, SCAVENGING LANES AND THE IMPROVEMENT WORKS TO THE RELATED DRAINAGE AND UNDERGROUND SERVICES.

THE REPAIR WORK IS PROGRAMMED TO START BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR AND WILL TAKE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED

(FRIDAY).

PROJECT TS GAZETTED TODAY

A PLAN SHOWING THE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION WORKS CAN BE SEEN AT THE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT OFFICES DURING OFFICE HOURS:

CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL;

DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, KOWLOON WEST, 10TH FLOOR, YAU MA TEI CARPARK BUILDING, 250 SHANGHAI STREET, YAU MA TEI; AND

MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE, MONG KOK GOVERNMENT OFFICES, GROUND FLOOR, 30 LUEN WAN STREET, MONG KOK.

ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSAL MUST SEND HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT AT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, CENTRAL NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 15, 1992, DESCRIBING HIS INTEREST AND MANNER IN WHICH HE ALLEGES HE WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSAL.

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