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Green light for flood protection works

The Governor-in-Council has given authorisation for the Drainage Services Department to proceed with a village flood protection project in San Tin, Yuen Long.

The works of the project involve the construction of an earth bund, a pumping station and a flood storage pond within an area of about 1.62 hectares of foreshore and ⚫ sea-bed.

The project will alleviate flooding at Tung Chan Wai, Wing Ping Tsuen, On Lung Tsuen, Fan tin Tsuen, San Lung Tsuen, Yan Shau Wai and Tsing Lung Tsuen.

The works will begin in October for completion in March 1998.

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; and at the Yuen Long District Office, ground floor, Yuen Long District Branch Offices Building, 269 castle Peak road, Yuen Long.

Any person who considers that his interest, right or easement in or over the foreshore and sca-bed involved will be affected by the above undertaking may send a written claim for compensation to the Director of Lands before January 6, 1996.

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 particulars to substantiate his claim.

End/Friday, January 6, 1995

Trends in empowerment of disabled persons

The aim of rehabilitation, which is explicitly spelt out in the theme of the Green Paper on Rehabilitation published in 1992, is to enable disabled persons to have as many and equal opportunity in society as ordinary people.

This was stated by Director of Social Welfare, Mr Ian Strachan, when he delivered a speech entitled "Policies and Future Trends in the Empowerment of Disabled Persons" at the plenary session of Wai Ji Training Centre's 15th Anniversary at City University of Hong Kong today (Friday).