MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1980
MR YEUNG ADDED THAT BY THE END OF 1982, THE 15.3-KILOMETRE TUEN MUN ROAD WOULD BE IN FULL OPERATION WITH A DUAL THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY, PROVIDING A HIGH CAPACITY ROUTE BETWEEN TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN AND TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.
THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK AND PARTNERS, CONSULTING ENGINEERS, FOR THE PWD HIGHWAYS OFFICE.
CHECK ON PROGRESS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
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MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE'S PUBLIC WORKS SUB-COMMITTEE TOOK A FIRST HAND LOOK THIS MORNING AT SOME OF THE MAJOR GOVERNMENT PROJECTS BEING BUILT THROUGHOUT HONG KONG.
EACH YEAR THE SUB-COMMITTEE HOLDS TWO MEETINGS TO REVIEW PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME, AND TO CONSIDER NEW ITEMS FOR INCLUSION IN THE PROGRAMME.
THE TOUR TODAY, LED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, WAS ARRANGED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. ALSO IN THE PARTY WERE SEVERAL UMELCO MEMBERS.
THE VISITORS WERE ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MR DAVID MCDONALD AND OTHER DIRECTORS AND SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE PWD.
THE PARTY BEGAN WITH A VISIT TO THE AIRPORT TUNNEL ROAD, SAN SHAN INTERCHANGE AND EAST KOWLOON WAY WHICH FORM PART OF A MAJOR ROAD PROJECT KNOWN AS ROUTE 3, LINKING KWUN TONG AND THE SOUTHERN PART OF KOWLOON PENINSULA.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THIS IMPORTANT ROAD LINK WOULD BE PARTIALLY OPENED TO TRAFFIC IN THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT YEAR AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM BROUGHT INTO OPERATION IN 1982.
THE PARTY THEN PROCEEDED TO THE CHAI WAN COMPOSTING PLANT WHICH HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR ABOUT ONE AND A HALF YEARS. PLANT IS TREATING ABOUT 280 TONNES OF REFUSE EACH DAY.
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ANOTHER PROJECT VISITED WAS THE WONG CHUK HANG INTERCHANGE, AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL PROJECT. ON COMPLETION, THE INTERCHANGE WILL LINK THE SOUTHERN APPROACHES OF THE TUNNEL TO WONG CHUK HANG ROAD.
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