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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1978
DETAILS OF STREETS AFFECTED BY MTR EXTENSION GAZETTED ******
A NOTICE GIVING DETAILS OF STREETS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE START OF WORK ON THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY EXTENSION TO TSUEN WAN IS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.
THE WORK, INVOLVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LAI KING AND TAI WO HAU STATIONS, SECTIONS OF THE OVERHEAD VIADUCT NORTH OF LAI KING STATION AND SECTIONS OF THE TUNNELS LINKING THE KWAI HING AND TAI WO HAU STATIONS, WILL BEGIN IN NOVEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT FOUR YEARS TO COMPLETE.
THE MAIN ROADS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE FIRST STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION WILL BE KWAI CHUNG ROAD, LAI KING HILL ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD, WHERE RESTRICTIONS TO CARRIAGEWAYS AND FOOTPATHS WILL BE NECESSARY.
SOME STAIRCASES AND PATHS WILL BE PERMANENTLY ALTERED OR CLOSED TO COMPLY WITH THE LAYOUT OF THE M.T.R. STATIONS, BUT. ALTERNATIVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS WILL BE PROVIDED.
PLANS SHOWING THE AREAS AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT MAY BE INSPECTED DURING OFFICE HOURS IN THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE AT THE FU WAH CENTRE, 310 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN- THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE OF THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE IN THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE, CENTRAL- AND THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 10TH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
THE NOTICE GAZETTED TODAY STIPULATED THAT CLAIMS FOR
COMPENSATION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
CLAIMS MUST REACH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR WITHIN A YEAR
OF THE DATE OF THE CLOSURE OF THE STREET OR THE COMPLETION OF THE SUBSTANTIAL ALTERATION THAT IS ALLEGED TO HAVE CAUSED PECUNIARY LOSS OR DAMAGE.
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