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SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1982
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO CONTRACTS TO EXTEND AND RECONSTRUCT PO LAM ROAD SO AS TO FACILITATE THE BUILDING OF THE NEW TOWN AND TO SERVE THE FIRST INHABITANTS EXPECTED TO BE MOVING IN DURING 1986.
CONSTRUCTION WORK, EXPECTED TO BEGIN SOON AND TAKE ABOUT 16 MONTHS TO COMPLETE, WOULD COMPRISE MAINLY OF ROAD FORMATION WORK AND CONCRETE PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION, WITH ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORK, WATER MAIN DIVERSION AND LANDSCAPING.
RECLAMATION FOR TSING YI NORTH BRIDGE
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THE LANDS DEPARTMENT PLANS TO CONSTRUCT PIERS IN RAMBLER CHANNEL AND RECLAIM A WORKS AREA TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TSING YI NORTH BRIDGE, WHICH WILL BE LOCATED ABOUT 1 500 METRES NORTH OF THE EXISTING TSING YI BRIDGE.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE NEW BRIDGE, WHICH WOULD CARRY DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAYS AND PEDESTRIAN FOOTWAYS AS WELL AS PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES TO THE ISLAND, WOULD FORM A MAJOR LINK BETWEEN TSING YI AND KOWLOON.
THE EXTENT OF THE AREA INVOLVED IS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE IN THE LATEST GOVERNMENT GAZETTE AND ANY PERSON HAVING OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL OR ANY CLAIM OF PRIVATE RIGHT SHOULD SUBMIT THEM TO THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS WITHIN TWO MONTHS.
THE NOTICE IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH WITH ITS RELATED PLAN CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS NEAR THE SITE.
THE PLAN CAN ALSO BE SEEN AT THE LANDS DEPARTMENT SURVEY DIVISION, 5TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG, OR THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, 2ND FLOOR, FOU WAH CENTRE, CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN.
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