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Friday, March 16, 1973
LION ROCK CABLE CAR SYSTEM
Tenders For Franchise Invited
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Tenders are invited in today's Government Gazette for a franchise
for the operation of an aerial ropeway (suspended cable car system) running
from Sha Tin Pass Road to a peak to the east of Lion Rock.
The successful tenderer will be granted the lease of a lot
comprising an upper station of 64,000 sq.ft. and a lower station of 72,000 sq.ft.
with a wayleave for a ropeway between these two station.
Both stations will have restaurants and shops to provide facilities
for the public. Parking will be provided at the lower station to cater
for cars, buses and taxis.
Enquiries may be made and full tender documents and conditions
obtained from the Crown Lands and Survey Office, Murray Building, 19th floor,
Garden Road, Hong Kong and from the Crown Lands and Survey Office, Kowloon
Government Offices, No. 405 Nathan Road, 10th floor, Kowloon.
A Government spokesman said that this aerial ropeway,the first
of its kind in Hong Kong, would provide an added tourist attraction and
also further recreational activities for the public in general.
Care has been taken in the choice of the route and the location
of the upper station to protect the environment of the hillsides and the
famous Lion Rock itself.
/The ropeway