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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1975
RECLAMATION PLANNED OFF TSING YI
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THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO RECLAIM ABOUT 82 ACRES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED OFF THE EAST COAST OF TSING YI ISLAND AS PART OF A MAJOR PROJECT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHEAST TSING YI AS AN EXTENSION CF TSUEN VAN NEW TOUN.
THE PROPOSED RECLAMATION INCLUDES PART OF TSING YI BAY AND THE CHANNEL SEPARATING THE SMALL ISLAND OF NGA YING CHAU FROM TSING YI ISLAND.
THE RECLAIMED LAND WILL BE USED FOR TOWN CENTRE DEVELOPMENT, SITES FOR POLICE, FIRE AND AMBULANCE STATIONS, OPEN SPACE AND SOME OF THE AREA FOR LIGHT INDUSTRY. THE SEAFRONT WILL HAVE FACILITIES FOR A FERRY BERTH AND A BERTH FOR FIRE DOATS.
THE EXTENT OF THE AREA INVOLVED IS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN YESTERDAY'S GAZETTE. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN THAT THOSE WHO HAVE OBJECTIONS OR CLAIMS OF PRIVATE RIGHT SHOULD SUBMIT THEM IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WITHIN TWO MONTHS FROM SEPTEMBER 12.
COPIES OF THE PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE PORT WORKS DIVISION OFFICE, 5TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG, OR AT THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK BUILDING, TSUEN WAN,
NEW ROAD TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN WEST KOWLOON
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WORK WILL BEGIN SOON ON THE WESTERN SECTION OF A NEW ELEVATED ROAD WHICH FORMS PART OF THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR - A MAJOR TRAFFIC ROUTE JOINING THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL AND THE WEST KOWLOON WATERFRONT.
THIS SECTION OF THE NEW ROAD WITH A LENGTH OF 600 METRES WILL BE BUILT BETWEEN GASCOIGNE ROAD AND TONG MI ROAD. FOUNDATION WORK IS NOW IN PROGRESS.
THE WORK IS THE FINAL PART IN THE STAGE OF THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 16 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE EASTERN SECTION OF THIS NEW ELEVATED ROAD IS NOW NEARING COMPLETION.
THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED BY THE HIGHWAYS (STRUCTURAL DESIGN) DIVISION AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE KOWLOON DIVISION OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE.
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