FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1981
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THE JULY 1981 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS SUMMARY+, BEING A SUMMARY REPORT ON HONG KONG'S EXTRNAL TRADE IN JULY 1981, WILL SOON BE ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$3 A COPY.
A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, +HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE+, WITH A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE MONTH'S IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS, WILL BE PUBLISHED IN EARLY OCTOBER AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$10 A COPY,
ENQUIRIES CONCERNING SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THESE REPORTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE, HONG KONG. (TEL. NO. 5-214375).
MORE WORK ON SHA TIN TRUNK ROAD ****
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR ON TWO MORE SECTIONS OF THE TRUNK ROAD IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN.
THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE TWO PROJECTS.
THE FIRST PROJECT INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF A MAJOR CROSSING OVER THE SHING MUN RIVER, ONE KILOMETRE OF DUAL THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY SOUTH OF THE RIVER CROSSING, TWO SUBWAYS
A FOOTPATH/CYCLETRACK SYSTEM ALONGSIDE THE TRUNK ROAD AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS.
THE ROAD WILL FORM PART OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY NETWORK WITHIN SHA TIN NEW TOWN AND WILL EVENTUALLY BE CONNECTED TO THE SHA TIN-TAI PO COASTAL ROAD, PROVIDING THE MAIN ROAD LINK BETWEEN KOWLOON AND THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN DECEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT 26 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
TENDERS ARE ALSO BEING INVITED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A SECOND CARRIAGEWAY FOR A SECTION OF TRUNK ROAD ADJACENT TO THE RACECOURSE.
THE WORK WILL INCLUDE WIDENING OF THE EXISTING CARRIAGEWAY OF TRUNK ROAD AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND CARRIAGEWAY AND ASSOCIATED SLIP ROADS.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN NOVEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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