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The Drainage Authority Area is about 90 square kilometres.

About 44 kilometres of watercourses within these areas are also designated by the Drainage Authority as "main watercourses" on the draft plan.

A notice on the draft plan was gazetted today (Friday).

A spokesman for the Drainage Services Department said upon gazetting of the draft plan, the Drainage Authority was given various powers to enter upon private land for executing drainage works, and to exercise control on erection of structures within the main watercourses.

"These measures are aimed at reducing the threat of flooding in the areas covered by the draft Drainage Authority Area plan," he explained.

The draft Drainage Authority Area plan showing the boundary of the "Drainage Authority Area" and the extent of main watercourses, can be seen at the following offices:

Drainage Services Department headquarters, 43rd floor, Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai;

Land Drainage Division, Drainage Services Department, 11th floor, Kowloon Government Offices, 405 Nathan Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon;

Yuen Long District Office, Yuen Long District Office Building, 269 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long, New Territories;

Land Registry, 28th floor, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway; and

Yuen Long District Land Registry, seventh floor, Yuen Long Government Offices, 2 Kiu Lok Square, Yuen Long, New Territories.

Any person affected by the draft Drainage Authority Area plan may lodge an objection in writing to the Drainage Authority not later than 60 days after the gazette notice. He should clearly set out the nature of and reasons for the objection, and any proposed alteration that would remove the objection.

Meanwhile, the Land Drainage (Appeal) Regulation and Land Drainage (Consent and Approval) Regulation which provide the procedures for making appeals and applications for consent under the Land Drainage Ordinance, were also gazetted today.

End/Friday, May 19, 1995