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Management of mud pits at East Sha Chau

The Civil Engineering Department (CED) is inviting tenders for the management and capping of mud pits at East of Sha Chau.

The project comprises the dredging of clean mud, and the management and capping of mud pits at East of Sha Chau.

Contaminated mud arising from dredging of the anchorage area for the Stonecutters Island Naval Base and other projects will be disposed of at the mud pits at East of Sha Chau.

When completely filled with contaminated mud, the pits will be covered with a three-metre thick cap of sand and clean mud.

Works will commence in November for completion in 12 months.

Designed by the Fill Management Division of the Geotechnical Engineering Office, the project will be supervised by the Port Works Division of the Civil Engineering Office, CED.

Tender forms and further particulars can be obtained from the Chief Engineer, Port Works Division, Civil Engineering Office, fifth floor, Civil Engineering Building, 101 Princess Margaret Road, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon.

Tender offers for the project will close at noon on October 11.

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Expansion of Sha Tau Kok vehicle holding area proposed

The Government is proposing to expand the northbound vehicle holding area at Sha Tau Kok border crossing,

Situated at north western to the junction of Sha Ho Road and Sha Tau Kok Road inside the border closed area, the 5,500 square-metre holding area is now capable of accommodating about 50 goods vehicles.