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FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1993

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE FIGURE OF ABOUT 923 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED REFERRED TO IN THE GAZETTE WAS A PROJECTION BASED ON THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL FOR A LARGER COAL-FIRED POWER STATION.

HOWEVER, CURRENT PROPOSALS ARE FOR THE STATION TO BE FUELLED BY NATURAL GAS.

AB A RESULT, LARGE COAL STORAGE ARBAS AND A CHANNEL ARE NOT NEEDED, AND ONLY 23 HECTARES WILL BE PHASE I OF THE PROJECT.

MARINE ACCESS RECLAIMED FOR

MORE LAND MAY BE RECLAIMED LATER IF IT IS REQUIRED FOR FURTHER PHASEB OF THE PROJECT.

TO ADDRESS CONCERNS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF THE NEW POWER STATION, MEASUREY WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RELEVANT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCES, AND то KEEP THE IMPACT ON NEARBY SURROUNDINGS WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS.

THE EXTENT OF THE AREA AFFECTED 19 DESCRIBED IN THE AUTHORISATION NOTICE.

ANY PERSON WHO CONSIDERS THAT HIS INTEREST, RIGHT OR IN OR OVER THE FORESHORE AND SEABED INVOLVED WILL BE AFFECTED DEVELOPMENT MAY SEND A WRITTEN CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION TO THE OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS WITHIN ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF NOTICE, THAT IS ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 14, 1994.

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EASEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR GAZETTE

THE RELATED SURVEY AND HONG KONG,

THE NOTICE, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, TOGETHER WITH PLAN, CAN BE SEEN AT THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT MAPPING OFFICE, 14TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, AND AT THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, TUEN MUN GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 1 TUEN HI ROAD, TUEN MUN, NEW TERRITORIES.

COPIES OF THE NOTICE AND PLAN CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE.

THE GAZETTE ALSO NOTIFIED THAT 34 LOTS OF PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LAND WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 22,662.2 SQUARE METRES AND THREE PRIVATE BUILDING LOTS WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 44.3 SQUARE METRES WILL BE RESUMED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE THERMAL POWER STATION.

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BEST LEGCO DECISTON FOR HONG KONG

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HONG KONG'S BEST INTERESTS WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN LEGISLATORS DEBATE THE GOVERNOR'S POLITICAL BLUEPRINT NEXT MONTH, TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PO PUI-LEONG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT A NEW YEAR SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY IN TAI PO, MR SAID THE PROPOSALS WERE FORMULATED TO ENSURE THE FUTURE PROSPERITY HONG KONG,

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/THE GOVERNOR