SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 1982
TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT WORK
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FURTHER ROAD IMPROVEMENT AND SITE FORMATION WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT SHORTLY IN THE WESTERN PART OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.
THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH FORMS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME UNDERTAKEN BY THE OFFICE IN THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT UNDER THE CONTRACT, A SECTION OF TSING WUN ROAD BETWEEN PUI TO ROAD AND LUNG MUN ROAD WOULD BE WIDENED TO A DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC ACCESS TO THE AREA.
IT ALSO INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TOTAL OF 1.6 KILOMETRES OF NEW ROADS, TWO PEDESTRIAN SUBWAYS, A COMBINED PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST SUBWAY, A STEEL FOOTBRIDGE, AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS.
→IN ADDITION, 5.8 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE PRODUCED IN TSING SHAN TSUEN AND TUEN MUN KAU HUI,+ HE SAID.
THE LAND FORMED IN TSING SHAN TSUEN WILL BE USED FOR A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AND A SOCIAL WELFARE PROJECT.
THE LAND FORMED IN TUEN MUN KAU HUT WILL BE FOR RECREATIONAL AND OPEN-SPACE USES.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START IN OCTOBER AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1984.
COVERED WALKWAY AT HUNG HOM FERRY CONCOURSE
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A COVERED WALKWAY WILL SOON BE BUILT FROM HUNG HOM FERRY CONCOURSE TO THE BUS TERMINUS NEARBY.
THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT.
THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN EIGHT MONTHS FROM SEPTEMBER.