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The government today (October 12) published in the Gazette the proposed works to provide the decking structure over the existing nullah near Queen's College under Drainage Improvement in Northern Hong Kong Island.
The proposed works include demolition of the existing footbridge for construction of the proposed decking structure; and ancillary works including earth, drainage, slope and landscaping works.
The construction of the decked nullah will begin in second half of 2009 and is expected to take three years to complete.
Copies of the plan and the scheme are available for inspection at the following Government offices during office hours:
(i) District Lands Office, Hong Kong East, 19th floor, Southorn Centre, 130-150 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai;
(ii) Central and Western District Office, Public Enquiry Service Centre, Unit 5, Ground Floor, The Center, 99 Queen's Road Central; and
(iii) Wan Chai District Office, Public Enquiry Service Centre,
Ground Floor, No.2, O'Brien Road, Wan Chai.
Any person who wishes to object to the works or the use, or both, should write to the Secretary for Transport and Housing, 16th Floor, Murray Building, Garden Road, before December 11, 2007.
Ends/Friday, October 12, 2007
Issued at HKT 11:50
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