NEWSLETTER December 2007 Wan Chai East and Sewerage ‐ Remaining Works

Welcome to the eighth edition of the Newsletter for A2 Dragon Road (Storm Drain) the Wan Chai East and North Point Sewerage – A4 Tsing Fung Street (Storm Drain) Remaining Works Contract No. DC/2002/02 (the Contract). Works Anticipated to Commence in Next Quarter:- The Newsletter provides information on the scope S23 Back Alley of Percival Street and extent of the works and progress of the S24 construction. Drainage Services Department (DSD) are committed to keeping you informed on the Eastern District S10 Back Alley between Lau Sin Street & Yacht Street progress of the works and the Newsletter will be S15 Back Alley between Tsing Fung St and Wing Hing St issued quarterly throughout the construction S16 Gordon Road period. S18 Tong Shui Road and The Project and Contract S19 Tong Shui Road Back Alley S37 (near Dragon Road) DSD are implementing this Contract in the Wan Chai S40 Watson Road (Southern Portion) East and Eastern districts as part of the Wan Chai East S41 Shell Street and North Point Sewerage Project, at an estimated cost S49 King’s Road, Cheung Street and Kin Wah St of $180 million. The works involve the laying/upgrading S52 Shu Kuk Street of approximately 13km of gravity sewers, watermains & S53 Kam Hong Street storm drainage. Completed Works (Up to December 2007):- (see Location Plan on the reverse) Wan Chai District S3 Eastern Hospital Road (HK Stadium) The Contract commenced on 28 October 2005 and will S4 Marsh Road, Road (Relining) be completed in early 2010. S29 Ka Ning Path

Works in This Quarter Eastern District Temporary traffic management schemes (TTMS) have S9 Back Alley between Yacht Street and Lau Li Street been implemented at the following thirty-two (32) S12 Tsing Fung Street locations this Quarter, for utility detection, sewer/drain S17 Back Alley between Gordon Road and Wing Hng laying, and saltwater-main installation. Street

Sewer No. Location Progress of Construction Wan Chai District (The progress of works is shown on the Location Plan S1 Gloucester Road, Tonnochy Road and on the reverse.) S2 Stewart Road S5 Eastern Hospital Road () S6 Jaffe Road and Cannon Road S7 Russell Street and Kai Chiu Road S8 Jardine’s Bazaar S25 Back Alley of Lockhart Road S26 S27 Leighton Road and Keswick Street S28 Leighton Road and Caroline Hill Road (near Link Road) S30 Village Road S31 Shan Kwong Road and Wang Tak Street Trenchless Excavation for Sewer 25 in Back Alley of Lockhart Road S32 Tai Hang Road (North) S33 Tai Hang Road (South) and Perkins Road S34 Moorsom Road Pipe laying works by open S35 and Wun Sha Street trench method for Sewer S36 Warren Street and King Street No. 45 in Kam Ping Street.

Eastern District S12 Tsing Fung Street S14 Wing Hing Street S20 S21 Healthy Street Central S38 Hing Fat Street and Lau Li Street S43 Tin Hau Temple Road and Comfort Terrace S44 Wan Tin Path and Cloud View Road (North) S45 Kam Ping Street and King’s Road S50 North Point Road S57 Hoi Chak Street P. T. O . S58 Java Road and King’s Road S60 Quarry Bay Street W1 Hoi Chak Street (Saltwater Main)

Every effort is being, and will continue to be, made to De-odorizing powder is keep the sites neat, clean and tidy, and to prevent any applied to excavated occurrence of standing water. Larvicide continues to be trench, to minimize applied on a frequent and regular basis, even in the dry nuisance at Sewer S8, in season, to continue the fight against mosquito breeding, Jardine's Bazaar and regular checking is being carried out for the existence of Red Imported Fire Ants.

How will you be kept informed?

As well as the Newsletter, and other information leaflets, Transparent Hoardings liaison with local residents, shopkeepers, trade and are cleaned regularly – commercial associations and transport bodies, as Sewer No. 7 in Kai Chiu necessary, will be maintained to ensure that you are Road kept up-to-date on the relevant aspects of this Project, which may affect you. There is also a 24-hour Hotline (see below) for complaints/enquiries, regarding this Contract and the Project as a whole.

We would like to take this opportinity to thank all residents, shopkeepers, road users, and the public at large, for their continued patience and forebearance, and for their interest, in this Contact and Project. Environmental Management and Control Communication Channels Proper care and consideration for the environment remains a top priority of this Project and detailed „ 24-hour Hotline Tel: 2598 9891 environmental monitoring will be maintained throughout „ Resident Site Staff Office Tel: 2976 5721 the duration of Contract, to ensure that required Fax: 2976 5917 environmental standards are consistently achieved and „ Email [email protected] [email protected] rigorously maintained. All enquiries and complaints will be dealt with in a friendly, prompt and efficient manner.