TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1979
NEW NORTH POINT PASSENGER FERRY PIER 60 PER CENT COMPLETE
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WORK ON THE NEW NORTH POINT PASSENGER FERRY PIER, BEING BUILT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR, IS ABOUT 60 PER CENT COMPLETE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THE $10.5 MILLION TWIN-DECK FERRY PIER WILL HAVE A COVERED WALKWAY LINKING WITH THE BUSY BUS TERMINUS WHICH WILL ALSO BE COVERED.
ON COMPLETION TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR, THE NEW PIER WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING ONE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PIER HAD BEEN DESIGNED TO ALLOW FOR AN EXTRA DECK SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY AT A LATER DATE.
MEANWHILE, PILING WORK FOR THE NEW NORTH POINT VEHICULAR FERRY PIER IS IN PROGRESS.
THE NEW PIER IS ABOUT 30 METRES EAST OF THE EXISTING VEHICULAR FERRY PIER WHICH WILL BE DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE ELEVATED COASTAL ROADWAY.
AT THE EASTERN END OF THE CAUSEWAY BAY TYPHOON ANCHORAGE, RECLAMATION WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE EASTERN CORRIDOR IS PROGRESSING SATISFACTORILY.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE $10 MILLION CONTRACT, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 390-METRE SEAWALL, WAS MORE THAN HALF COMPLETE.
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