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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1992
TA KWU LING LOTS TO BE RESUMED
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THE GOVERNMENT IS TO RESUME FIVE PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LOTS IN TA KWU LING, NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LANDFILL AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF WELLS AND PIPELINES FOR SUPPLYING IRRIGATION WATER.
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TWO OF THE LOTS WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 1,601 SQUARE METRES WILL BE RESUMED IN KONG YIU FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHEAST TERRITORIES LANDFILL PHASE II.
THE OTHER THREE LOTS ARE IN HA HEUNG YUEN AND AREA OF ABOUT 412 SQUARE METRES.
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THEY ARE REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SERIES OF DEEP WELLS AND PIPELINES FOR SUPPLYING IRRIGATION WATER TO THE AREA WHERE SUPPLY IS EXPECTED TO BE AFFECTED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LANDFILL.
THESE LOTS WILL BE REVERTED TO THE GOVERNMENT ON EXPIRY OF THREE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF POSTING OF NOTICES ON THE LOTS.
DETAILS OF THE RESUMPTION HAVE BEEN GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
CARNIVAL FOR RESIDENTS IN SOUTHERN
A LARGE-SCALE CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD IN ABERDEEN PROMENADE THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 8), BEGINNING AT 1 PM.
THE CARNIVAL IS BELIEVED TO ВЕ THE LARGEST EVER IN
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THE FOUR-HOUR CARNIVAL IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL WHICH WILL LAST UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH.
MAJOR ATTRACTIONS WILL INCLUDE A HUGE AIR-FILLED LABYRINTH AND A PHOTOGRAPH CORNER WHERE RESIDENTS CAN TAKE FREE INSTANT PICTURES OF THEMSELVES AGAINST A LARGE CARICATURE BACKDROP WHICH DEPICTS THE MANY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISTRICT.
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THERE WILL ALSO BE MORE THAN 20 GAME STALLS AND HANDICRAFT
IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE AN EXHIBITION ON THE HISTORY AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE DISTRICT, FEATURING HISTORIC PICTURES DATING BACK TO THE 19TH CENTURY AS WELL AS THE MORE CURRENT ONES.
TWO VENUES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED FOR A VARIETY OF ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES, RANGING FROM CHINESE AND WESTERN DANCES, SINGING, INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCES TO DRAMAS, KUNGFU DEMONSTRATIONS AND ACROBATIC SHOWS.
A 10-MEMBER BAGPIPE BAND WILL ALSO CONDUCT DRILLS TO ADD ΤΟ THE FESTIVE ATMOSPHERE.
/A SPOKESMAN
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