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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1994

RECLAMATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF SEAWALL AND PIER AT STANLEY BAY

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ABOUT 4,000 SQUARE METRES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED WILL BE RECLAIMED AND A SEAWALL, A PUBLIC PIER AND A CULVERT OUTFALL WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT STANLEY BAY.

THE PROJECT IS PART OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S MA HANG VILLAGE REDEVELOPMENT. IT INCLUDES THE RECONSTRUCTION OF MURRAY HOUSE, WHICH WOULD ENHANCE THE POPULARITY OF MA HANG VILLAGE AS AN EXTENSION OF THE TOURIST AREA IN STANLEY.

DAMAGE BY THE

THE SEAWALL WILL PROTECT THE WATERFRONT AGAINST SEA, ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF TIN HAU TEMPLE AND ΤΑΙ WONG

TEMPLE.

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THE MA HANG VILLAGE REDEVELOPMENT PROVIDES PUBLIC HOUSING RELATED COMMERCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY WELFARE FACILITIES WHICH IS BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

THE EXTENT OF THE AREA AFFECTED IS DESCRIBED IN A GAZETTE NOTICE PUBLISHED TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE NOTICE AND ITS. RELATED PLAN CAN BE SEEN AT THE LANDS DEPARTMENT'S SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE, 14TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG; THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE, SHOP 25, GROUND FLOOR, ABERDEEN CENTRE, 7-11 NAM NING STREET, ABERDEEN, HONG KONG; AND AT THE STANLEY SUB-OFFICE OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT, FIRST FLOOR, 14 WONG MA KOK ROAD, STANLEY, HONG KONG DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS.

ANY PERSON WHO CONSIDERS THAT HIS INTEREST, RIGHT OR EASEMENT IN OR OVER THE FORESHORE AND SEA-BED INVOLVED WILI. BE INJURIOUSLY AFFECTED BY THE ABOVE UNDERTAKING MAY SEND A WRITTEN CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION TO THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS BEFORE NOVEMBER 25, 1995.

HE SHOULD STATE IN HIS SUBMISSION THE SUM OF MONEY HE IS WILLING TO ACCEPT IN FULL AND FINAL SETTLEMENT OF HIS CLAIM AND SUBMIT SUCH PARTICULARS WHICH HE POSSESSES TO SUBSTANTIATE HIS CLAIM.

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ENTRANCE TOWER OF MA WAT WAI A HISTORICAL BUILDING

THE ENTRANCE TOWER OF MA WAT WAI IN LUNG YEUK TAU, FANLING WAS TODAY (FRIDAY) GAZETTED AS A HISTORICAL BUILDING UNDER THE ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS ORDINANCE.

MA WAT WAI IS ONE OF THE FIVE RENOWNED WALLED VILLAGES IN LUNG YEUK TAU ESTABLISHED BY THE TANG CLAN WHOSE ANCESTORS BRANCHED OUT FROM THE MAIN TANG SETTLEMENT IN KAM TIN IN THE 13TH CENTURY.

THE TANGS IN LUNG YEUK TAU, AMONGST THEIR FELLOW CLANSMEN IN THE TERRITORY, HAVE THE STRONGEST CLAIMS TO ROYAL DESCENT. THEY ARE DESCENDANTS FROM THE ELDEST SON OF THE SOUTHERN SONG. (1127-1279) PRINCESS WHO WAS MARRIED TO TANG WAI-KAP, ALIAS CHI-MING, IN KAM TIN.

/A SOUL