4000045
P.R.
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
NFORMATION SERVICES
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
SUPPLEMENT
Monday, July 3, 1972
The following has been prepared by the P.W.D. and is issued for your
editorial use.
CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL APPROACH ROADS
The cross-harbour tunnel road connections on both sides of the harbour
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a scheme designed for smooth and easy traffic flow to and from the tunnel portale -
are now almost ready for the opening of the tunnel later this month.
A major part of the connections on Hong Kong Island is already in use
and the connections in Kowloon are nearing completion.
This scheme to provide the necessary land-fall connections to the
tunnel comprises no less than six separate projects at a total cost of some
HK$37 million.
Planning and design of the scheme, which has been a formidable task,
has been carried out by the Highways Office and the Port Works Division of the
Civil Engineering Office of the Public Works Department.
In addition to being responsible for the construction of all the
roadworks associated with the tunnel connections the Director of Public Works
is required under the Cross-Harbour Tunnel Ordinance to approve all plans for
the tunnel construction.
/The authority