MONDAY, SEPTEMBER, 1980
MORE LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT IN YUEN LONG
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ABOUT 20 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE FORMED IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF YUEN LONG NEW TOWN FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTE AND COMMUNITY USES AND OPEN SPACES.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE SITE FORMATION AND ROAD AND DRAINAGE WORKS.
THE PROJECT FORMS PART OF THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE PWD'S NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE CONTRACT TO BE LET WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, DRAINS AND SEWERS IN THE AREA.
IT WILL START IN NOVEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT 30 MONTHS.
THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS, BINNIE AND PARTNERS (HONG KONG), FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
IMPROVED ACCESS TO EAST TSIM SHA TSUI
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WORK WILL START IN NOVEMBER ON ROADS AND DRAINS IN EAST TSIM SHA TSUI TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS TAKING PLACE THERE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT THE PROJECT WOULD INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TOTAL OF 1 000 METRES OF CARRIAGEWAY OF ABOUT 10.3 METRES WIDE.
THIS WILL MAINLY INVOLVE THE EXTENSION OF HING CHEUNG ROAD AND CHING YEE ROAD AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF MING KWONG ROAD TO JOIN HING CHEUNG ROAD AND CHATHAM ROAD.
A PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY WILL ALSO BE BUILT ACROSS CHING YEE ROAD EXTENSION NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH CHATHAM ROAD.
MORK ON THE PROJECT, TENDERS FOR WHICH ARE BEING INVITED, WILL TAKE ABOUT 15 MONTHS.
THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE HIGHWAYS (XOWLOON) DIVISION OF THE PWD'3 HIGHWAYS OFFICE.