The Government proposes to build a single storey covered footbridge to connect the proposed development at Tsuen Wan Town Lot No. 393 with the elevated walkway at the junction of Ma Tau Pa Road and Yeung Uk Road.
 
     The suggested works gazetted today (August 24) are set out in the Annex. The plan and scheme of the works are available for public inspection at the following government offices during office hours:

Central and Western Home Affairs Enquiry Centre,
G/F, Harbour Building,
38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong

Tsuen Wan Home Affairs Enquiry Centre,
1/F, Tsuen Wan Multi-storey Carpark Building,
174-208 Castle Peak Road,
Tsuen Wan, New Territories

District Lands Office, Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing,
10/F, Tsuen Wan Multi-storey Carpark Building,
174-208 Castle Peak Road,
Tsuen Wan, New Territories

     The gazette notice, scheme, plan and location plan will be available at www.thb.gov.hk/eng/psp/publications/transport/gazette/gazette.htm.

     Any person who wishes to object to the works or the use, or both, is required to address to the Secretary for Transport and Housing an objection in writing, which can be submitted via the following means:
 

• By post or by hand to the Transport and Housing Bureau's drop-in box No. 6 located at the entrance on 2/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong. The box is available for use between 8am and 7pm from Monday to Friday (except public holidays);
• By fax to 2868 4643; or
• By email to gazettethb@thb.gov.hk.

     A notice of objection should describe the objector's interest and the manner in which he or she alleges that he or she will be affected by the works or the use.  Objectors are requested to provide contact details to facilitate communication. A notice of objection should be delivered to the Secretary for Transport and Housing not later than October 23, 2018.

     Public open days at King Yin Lei will be held in September, October and December. Members of the public can visit the declared monument for free to appreciate and learn about its architectural features and history.
      
     In addition to an on-site guided tour service, antique furniture provided by the former owner of King Yin Lei will be on display along with information panels and artefacts, and there will be screenings of a documentary about King Yin Lei.

     The public open days will be held on September 15 and 16, October 20 and 21 and December 15 and 16. Each open day will have four visit sessions:

* From 9.30am to 11am;
* From 11am to 12.30pm;
* From 2pm to 3.30pm; and
* From 3.30pm to 5pm.
     
     A total of 21 600 admission tickets for these six public open days will be distributed at the following venues and times on a first-come, first-served basis on September 1 and 2 (Saturday and Sunday). Each person can obtain a maximum of four tickets for one of the sessions.

* Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre, Kowloon Park, Haiphong Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon (10am to 6pm)
* Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, Hong Kong Park, 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, Hong Kong (10am to 5pm)
* Hong Kong Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Road, Sha Tin, New Territories (10am to 6pm)

     The remaining tickets will be distributed at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre from September 3. The Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre is open from Mondays to Fridays (except Thursdays) from 10am to 6pm, and on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 10am to 7pm (Enquiry hotline: 2208 4400).

     King Yin Lei is located at 45 Stubbs Road, Hong Kong. Visitors are advised to use public transport to access the venue as no parking facilities are available.
     
* New World First Bus route No. 15 (Central – The Peak)
* New World First Bus route No. 15B (Wan Chai (HKCEC Extension) – The Peak) (only operates on Sundays and public holidays)
* Green minibus route No. 26 (Lee Garden Road, Causeway Bay – King Yin Lei)

     For details about King Yin Lei open days, please visit the heritage conservation website of the Development Bureau (www.heritage.gov.hk/en/whatsnew/events_54.htm), call 2848 6230 or email to kyl@devb.gov.hk.

     The Transport Department (TD) published a Gazette notice today (August 24) to invite  applications for passenger service licences for the operation of three packages of five public light bus (scheduled) routes (green minibus routes) on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon.
      
     The three packages are:
 
(1) Sheung Wan (Hollywood Road) to Caine Road (Circular);
 
(2) Ap Lei Chau (Ping Lan Street) to Lei Tung Estate/Ap Lei Chau Estate (Circular); and
　　Ap Lei Chau (Ping Lan Street) to Causeway Bay (Lee Garden Road) (Circular);
 
(3) between Yau Tong (Yau Lai Estate) and Hong Kong Children's Hospital; and
　　between Sau Mau Ping and Hong Kong Children's Hospital.

     Application forms are obtainable free of charge from the following offices:

(a) TD New Territories Regional Office, 7/F, Mongkok Government Offices, 30 Luen Wan Street, Kowloon; and
(b) TD Hong Kong Licensing Office, 3/F, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Hong Kong.
 
     Applicants should refer to the details of the public light bus (scheduled) routes and "Guidance Notes for Applicants" attached in the application form when completing the application form.
      
     Completed application forms must be submitted in a plain white envelope sealed and marked on the outside of the envelope with "Application for Passenger Service Licence(s) in Respect of the Packages of Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Routes Gazetted in August 2018" and placed in the TD Tender Box located at the reception counter of the TD Headquarters at 41/F,  Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong before noon on September 28 (Friday). Applications by any other means or submitted late will not be considered.

     Police today (August 24) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing.

     Kok Wah, aged 74, cannot be reached by his family since he was last contacted on August 21 noon. His family made a report to Police on the next day (August 22).

     He is about 1.6 metres tall, 50 kilograms in weight and of thin build. He has a square face with yellow complexion and short grey hair. He was last seen wearing black shoes.

     Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the missing man or may have seen him is urged to contact the Regional Missing Person Unit of New Territories South on 3661 1173 or 9480 3644, or email to rmpu-nts-2@police.gov.hk, or contact any police station.

  

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Here is an item of interest to swimmers.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (August 24) that due to big waves, red flag has been hoisted at Hap Mun Bay Beach in Sai Kung District. Beach-goers are advised not to swim at the beach.