Proposed installation of cable landing ducts within Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate gazetted
​The Government intends to allow China Unicom (Hong Kong) Operations Limited to install cable landing ducts within an area of approximately 50 square metres of foreshore and seabed within Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate. The extent of the area of foreshore and seabed affected is described in a notice gazetted today (November 1).
The proposed works comprise installation of two sets of parallel landing ducts for provision of connections for future submarine cables. Each set of the landing ducts will consist of a concrete surround of about 1.25 metres in width and about 20 metres in length, enclosing eight stainless-steel pipes with an outer diameter of 110 millimetres. The proposed works are tentatively scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2025 for completion in 2025.
The notice and its related plan are posted near the site. The plan is also available for inspection at:
* Survey and Mapping Office of the Lands Department (6/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong) (where copies can be purchased on order);
* Sai Kung Home Affairs Enquiry Centre of the Sai Kung District Office (G/F, Sai Kung Tseung Kwan O Government Complex, 38 Pui Shing Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories); and
* Lands Department website (www.landsd.gov.hk) under Government Notices.
Any person who considers that he or she has an interest, right or easement in or over the foreshore and seabed involved may submit a written objection to the Director of Lands, 20/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong, within two months from the gazette date, i.e. on or before January 1, 2025. The notice of such an objection shall describe the interest, right or easement of the objector and the manner in which he or she will be allegedly affected.