WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1981
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SITES BENEATH FLYOVERS FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES IDENTIFIED
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A SURVEY COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR IDENTIFIES 144 SITES BENEATH BOTH PLANNED AND EXISTING FLYOVERS WHICH ARE, OR MAY BE USED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON JACK STEAN, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON F.K. HU IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
HE SAID THAT SITES IDENTIFIED HAD A TOTAL AREA OF 72 HECTARES. OF THESE SITES, 69 WITH AN AREA OF 23 HECTARES, WERE IN EXISTENCE AT PRESENT.
+MOST OF THESE SITES ARE BEING USED FOR SUCH PUBLIC PURPOSES AS ROADS, PEDESTRIAN WAYS, AMENITY AREAS, REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS, VEHICLE PARKS, CAR PARKS, BUS TERMINI, USD STORAGE, TEMPORARY MARKETS, CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS, PUBLIC TOILETS, NULLAHS, WORKS AREAS, CONTAINER STORAGE ETC.,+ HE SAID.
IN GENERAL, HE ADDED, SITES BENEATH FOOTBRIDGES AND FLYOVERS BECAME AVAILABLE FOR USE AS SOON AS THE CONSTRUCTION WORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED.
+MAJOR USES SUCH AS ROADS, OR RELOCATION OF MARKETS WILL NORMALLY HAVE BEEN PLANNED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE FLYOVER PROJECT.
+FOR MINOR AREAS, DEMANDS WHICH ARISE ON COMPLETION, CAN BE CONSIDERED. EACH REQUEST FOR ALLOCATION IS TREATED ON ITS INDIVIDUAL MERITS AND AN ASSESSMENT OF WHETHER THE PROPOSED USE IS ACCEPTABLE, PUBLIC SAFETY BEING THE PARAMOUNT CONSIDERATION, + MR STEAN SAID.
DISPLAY OF STREET NAMES AND BUILDING NUMBERS
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THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON JACK STEAN, TODAY OUTLINED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN ENSURING THAT THE NAMES OF STREETS AND NUMBERING OF BUILDINGS ARE PROPERLY DISPLAYED.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHAN KAM-CHUEN, HE SAID THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WAS RESPONS I BLE FOR ENSURING THAT STREET NAMES WERE PROPERLY DISPLAYED.
+WHEN A NEW STREET IS OPENED TO THE PUBLIC, STREET NAME PLATES IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE ARE ERECTED AT APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS, + HE SAID.
+THE DETAILED DESIGN OF THE PLATES AND THE POSITIONING ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARDS ADOPTED BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE.+
/MR STEAN