THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1977
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EXTENSION OF KWUN TONG CARGO HANDLING AREA
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS TO EXTEND THE CARGO HANDLING AREA OFF HOI BUN ROAD IN KWUN TONG TO COPE WITH THE INCREASE IN CARGO-HANDLING ACTIVITIES.
AT THE SAME TIME HOI BUN ROAD WILL BE EXTENDED AND IMPROVED TO PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO THE CARGO-HANDLING AREA.
MR, NG YEE-YUM, ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D.'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE, SAID TODAY WORK ON THE PROJECTS WOULD START IN MARCH AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN 15 MONTHS.
HE SAID THE WORK WOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN STAGES SO AS TO AVOID DISRUPTING EXISTING CARGO-HANDLING ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA.
MR. NG SAID THE WORK WOULD MAINLY INVOLVE EXTENDING THE EXISTING CARGO-HANDLING STRIP AT THE WATERFRONT BY ABOUT 420 METRES ALONG THE SEAWALL TO THE WEST.
+THIS WILL VIRTUALLY DOUBLE THE SEA FRONTAGE OF THE CARGO- HANDLING AREA AND SHOULD GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS EASING CONGESTION IN THE MOVEMENT OF CARGO AT THE HOI BUN ROAD WATERFRONT,+ HE SAID.
+WHEN COMPLETED THE ENTIRE CARGO-HANDLING AREA WOULD HAVE 950 METRES OF SEA FRONTAGE AND AREA OF ABOUT 13,500 SQUARE METRES,+ SAID MR. NG.
AS PART OF THE PROJECT, HOI BUN ROAD WOULD BE EXTENDED FOR SOME 420 METRES TO THE WEST. HE SAID. THE EXTENDED ROAD WOULD PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE CARGO-HANDLING AREA AS WELL AS FACILITATE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION ALONG THE SEAFRONT.
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