To better serve the emergency needs of the community on Peng Chau, the Government plans to build a new helipad with emergency vehicle access just off Pak Wan.

An existing helipad on a soccer pitch on a hilltop near Tai Lung Tsuen can be accessed only by steep stairs. The Government Flying does not consider this ideal, especially as it is in a confined area.

The work will require dredging and reclaiming about 12,400 square metres of foreshore and sea-bed. It is scheduled to begin next May for completion by mid-2007.

Plans published in Gazette

A notice describing the affected area was published in the Government Gazette today.

It has also been posted with a related plan on notice boards near the site. The plan can also be seen at the Lands Department Survey & Mapping Office, 23/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road and the Islands District Office, 20/F, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central.

Anyone who has an interest, right or easement in or over the affected area can submit a written objection to the Director of Lands, 20/F North Point Government Offices, by December 28.