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MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY (LAND RESUMPTION Ord. No. 66/74

AND RELATED PROVISIONS)

(b) authorize the temporary closure or temporary substantial

alteration of any street or part thereof;

(c) authorize the reclamation of, or other works of a public nature over and upon, Crown foreshore or seabed; (d) declare that, or the extent to which, and the time at, or duration for which, any public or private right in, upon, under or over any street, Crown foreshore or seabed shall be extinguished, modified or restricted.

(2) For the purposes of subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b) the decision of the Director of Public Works whether or not an altera- tion of a street is substantial or the closure or alteration of a street is temporary, permanent or indefinite shall be final.

(3) Where an order is made under subsection (1) every public and private right in, upon, under or over the street, Crown fore- shore or seabed affected by the order shall be extinguished, modified or restricted according to the provisions in that behalf made in the order.

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under sec-

11. (1) Notice of an order made under section 10(1)(a) or Notices of 10(1)(c) in respect of any street, foreshore or seabed shall be orders made given in accordance with subsection (2) to every person having tion 10. any estate, right, share or interest in the land affected by the order.

(2) Every person referred to in subsection (1) shall be deemed to receive notice of an order under section 10(1)(a) or 10(1)(c) if the Director not later than one month before any thing is done under the authority of the order—

(a) causes a notice conforming to subsection (3) and in both

Chinese and English to be---

(i) posted in a conspicuous position in or near the street, the foreshore or foreshore adjoining the seabed; and

(ii) published once in the Gazette;

(b) makes a copy of the order and a plan of the affected area of street, foreshore or seabed available for inspec- tion by the public free of charge at such offices of the Government, during the hours when those offices are normally open to the public, as the Director thinks fit.

(3) The notice referred to in subsection (1) shall— (a) state that an order has been made under section 10(1)(a) or 10(1)(c) and describe the area of street, foreshore or