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REHABILITATION OF SHEK O QUARRY

FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1993

QUARRY TO ENVIRONMENT AND WILL MARINE COVE FOR GENERAL

THE GOVERNMENT WILL REHABILITATE THE FACE OF SHEK O MAKE IT COMPATIBLE WITH THE SCENIC SURROUNDING DEVELOP EVENTUALLY THE QUARRY FLOOR INTO A RECREATIONAL USE BY THE PUBLIC.

AND

THE FLATTENING AND REMOVE AN

REVEGETATION

ΤΟ

THE REHABILITATION PROGRAMME WILL INVOLVE

FACE REGRADING OF THE STEEP QUARRY EXTENSIVE VISUAL SCAR LEFT BEHIND BY QUARRYING ACTIVITIES THERE 1964.

SINCE

BY WILL

CARRIED BE THE WORK SUPERVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

OUT

A

CONTRACTOR

UNDER

THE

то A MORE TO PROVIDE SPACE TO CUT BACK THE STEEP QUARRY FACE

A SECTION OF SHEK O GENTLE SLOPE, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO REALIGN

ΤΟ RELEASE ABOUT ROAD AND TO REMAP THE SHEK O COUNTRY PARK BOUNDARY NINE HECTARES OF LAND DURING THE REHABILITATION PERIOD,

THE CONTRACTOR WILL ALSO EXCAVATE THE SEA LEVEL., EVENTUALLY TO FORM A MARINE COVE PURPOSES.

SPOKESMAN

QUARRY FLOOR TO BELOW FOR PUBLIC RECREATIONAL

COMPLETION

SAID ON A GOVERNMENT REHABILITATION, THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO RESTORE OF LAND FOR COUNTRY PARK USE.

OF

THE

THE NINE HECTARES

THE

SPOKESMAN

ASSESSMENT INDICATED

SAID THE

A

PRELIMINARY

ENVIRONMENTAL

GREATLY IMPROVE

IMPACT THE

WILL REHABILITATION LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE AREA.

FOR THE CASTING OF THE REHABILITATION PROGRAMME ALSO ALLOWS

THE PRECAST TUNNEL UNITS TO BE UNDERTAKEN AT THE QUARRY FLOOR OUTSIDE

THE WESTERN SHEK O COUNTRY PARK BOUNDARY, SHOULD THIS BECOME PART OF HARBOUR CROSSING APPROVED ARRANGEMENTS,

WILL

BE FOLLOWED AND LANDSCAPING.

NATURAL SURROUNDING

HE EMPHASISED THAT THE SLOPE REGRADING WORK BY EXTENSIVE TREE PLANTING FOR SOIL EROSION CONTROL

COMPATIBLE

THE WITH THE REVEGETATION WILL ENVIRONMENT AND LONG-TERM RECREATIONAL USE OF THE AREA.

BE

AT SHEK ROAD," THE

**MOREOVER, THE REALIGNMENT WILL REMOVE A HAIRPIN BEND O ROAD. THIS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

PARK BOUNDARY REPLACEMENT MAP IS

THE PROPOSAL TO RR-DELINEATE THE SHEK O COUNTRY TOGETHER WITH A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAFT GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

COPIES OF THE DRAFT MAP WITH AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY THE PUBLIC FREE REGISTRY, 18TH FLOOR,

QUEENSWAY

BOUNDARY

THE DETAILED NEW

ARE OF CHARGE AT THE LAND GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 66 QUEENSWAY, AND MAPPING OFFICE, ROAD, HONG KONG: AND DISTRICT

SOUTHORN FLOOR,

BUILDING,

HONG KONG; BUILDING AND LANDS DEPARTMENT SURVEY 14TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN LANDS OFFICE, HONG KONG SOUTH, HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAT, HONG KONG,

20TH

130

/THE DRAFT