MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1980
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DISABLED SPORTSMEN TO COMPETE FOR HONG KONG
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HONG KONG IS SENDING A TEAM OF DISABLED SPORTSMEN TO THE OLYMPICS FOR THE DISABLED TO BE HELD IN ARNHEM, HOLLAND, FROM JUNE 21 TO JULY 5.
LADY MACLEHOSE WILL PRESENT THE HONG KONG FLAG TO THE TEAM AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD TODAY (MONDAY) AT THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB IN HAPPY VALLEY.
THE HONG KONG TEAM COMPRISES 14 COMPETITORS ACCOMPANIED BY SEVEN OFFICIALS. THEY WILL TAKE PART IN FENCING, TABLE-TENNIS, SWIMMING AND FIELD AND TRACK EVENTS.
THE LEADER IS MR FRANCIS TSANG AND THE TEAM MANAGER IS MR DAVID GRIFFITH. THEY WILL LEAVE FOR HOLLAND ON JUNE 18 AND RETURN ON JULY 8.
MAJOR ROAD PROJECT IN EAST KOWLOON
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WORK WILL BEGIN LATER THIS YEAR ON A MAJOR ELEVATED ROAD AND GRADE-SEPARATED INTERSECTION ON KOWLOON BAY RECLAMATION TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN EAST KOWLOON.
THE PROJECT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE ROAD SCHEME TO LINK KWUN TONG WITH EAST KOWLOON VIA THE AIRPORT TUNNEL.
TENDERS FOR IT ARE BEING INVITED BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
MR TOM ARMOUR, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE HIGHWAYS (KOWLOON) DIVISION, SAID THE WORK WOULD COMPRISE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT ONE KILOMETRE OF ELEVATED ROAD TO CONNECT THE AIRPORT TUNNEL ROAD WITH WAI YIP STREET, AND AN ELEVATED ROAD OVER KWUN TONG ROAD.
+GROUND LEVEL ROADWORKS WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT IN AND AROUND WAI YIP STREET TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO AND FROM THE NEW ELEVATED ROAD THERE.
+ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT WILL BE A SERIES OF FOOTBRIDGES WITH STEPS AND RAMPS FOR PEDESTRIANS.
+AN AMENITY AREA WITH SOME SITTING-OUT SPACE WILL BE PROVIDED TO BEAUTIFY THE ROAD JUNCTION, MR ARMOUR ADDED. WORK WILL START IN NOVEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT 24 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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