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The Government will resume 109 private agricultural lots with a total area of about 36,590 square metres to facilitate construction works of a drainage improvement project in Yuen Long.

A Resumption Notice for the works was published in the Government Gazette today (July 18).

The proposed project aims to alleviate the flooding problem in the vicinity of Cheung Kong, Tai Kong Po, Tsat Sing Kong and Ha Che in Pat Heung, Yuen Long.

It comprises the construction of four drainage channels of a total length of 2.8 kilometres, together with maintenance access, footpath, vehicular bridges, and footbridges with associated drainage and landscaping works at Cheung Kong, Tai Kong Po, Tsat Sing Kong and Ha Che in Pat Heung for discharging storm water to the main drainage channel at Kam Tin.

Construction will commence in March 2004 for completion by June 2006.

End/Friday, July 18, 2003

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