Land resumption for river improvement works in Tai Po
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   The Lands Department will resume 116 private agricultural lots with a total area of about 16,453 square metres in the vicinity of Upper Lam Tsuen River, She Shan River and Upper Tai Po River, Tai Po, to facilitate river improvement works to alleviate the flooding problem there.

     A notice for the land resumption was published in the Gazette today (September 7).

     The project is scheduled to begin this month (September) for completion in April, 2011.

Ends/Friday, September 7, 2007
Issued at HKT 15:00

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