Land resumption for drainage improvement works in Sai Kung
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    The Lands Department will resume 60 private agricultural lots with a total area of about 7,510 square metres in the area of Sai Kung Town, Sha Ha and Pak Kong, Sai Kung, to facilitate drainage improvement works to alleviate the flooding problem there.

     A notice for the land resumption was published in the Gazette today (December 22).

     The project is scheduled to begin in April, 2007, for completion in December, 2009.

Ends/Friday, December 22, 2006
Issued at HKT 14:00

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