9.21 Two concourses, one at Kwun Tong and another at Tai Kok Tsui, were completed and brought into use.
Road Works in the New Territories
9.22 Two major road projects were completed during the year, namely, Stage I of Tai Wan-Ma On Shan Road, a new road intended eventually to serve the south-east coast of Tolo Harbour, and Stage II of Sai Kung-Tai Mong Tsai Road Widening, thus providing a road of reasonable standard to serve this part of Sai Kung District. Other projects completed during the year were the reconstruction of part of Castle Peak Road between Tai Ho Road and Sha Tsui Road in Tsuen Wan, the Ping Che Road Widening, and an access road up Beacon Hill, required as part of the project for installing a new approach surveillance radar on the hill top.
9.23 The Army continued with their formation works on Stage III of Luk Keng-Tai Mei Tuk Road. Two major road projects were continued in Tai Po District during the year. The first was the additional road embankment protective work from Tai Mei Tuk to Chung Mei and the second was the road formation and main drainage works for Stage II of the Luk Keng-Tai Mei Tuk Road.
9.24 Other projects commenced were construction of roads and drains within Area 10D, Kwai Chung, to serve private development in the area, and Stage I of road and drainage works in the re-housing site at Sai Kung Reclamation in conjunction with the High Island Water Scheme.
Cross-Harbour Tunnel and Associated Road Connection Works
9.25 The $270 million contract for construction of the Cross Harbour Tunnel, in which Government has an equity interest, continued to progress satisfactorily. Fabrication, launching and placing of the fifteen submerged tunnel units was completed in early 1972 and 'break-through' achieved in February. Thereafter, finishing work proceeded rapidly.
9.26 On the island, the road connections were completed, with the exception of the final short link to the tunnel ramp, and were officially opened by the Director of Engineering Development on 29th March, 1972. Construction of the mainland connecting roads was nearing completion.
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