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Thursday, May 25, 1972
NEW ROAD IN NIM WAN
To Be Opened By C.B.F. On Tuesday
A two-mile-long new road linking the isolated village of Nim Wan in
Deep Bay with the existing access road leading to Lau Fau Shan, Yuen Long,
will be opened on Tuesday, May 30. The Commander British Forces, Lt. General
Sir Richard Ward will officiate at the ceremony.
The new road, built by the Army, will greatly facilitate the travelling
of villagers in Nim Wan and the transport of their agricultural produce for
sale in the urban areas.
The construction of this new road is one of the many valuable
services constantly provided by the Army to the villagers in various parts
of the New Territories.
These services include the building of new roads in remote areas,
the installation of generators and TV sets to provide lighting and entertainment
to the villagers, the construction of playgrounds and resting places and
the showing of films in villages.
The new road is to be named "Charlton Road" after the young project
officer of the 33rd Field Squadron Royal Engineers, a unit of Britain's
Strategic Command, who was responsible for the planning of the operation.
Over 200 men from this Squadron have contributed to the construction
of the road which took them just about three months to complete. The road is
oight feet wide with a two-foot verge on either side. In addition, a 120-foot-
long span bridge and 15 culverts, varying from 25 feet to 70 feet in length,
were built to safeguard the road against Hong Kong's rainy season.
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