SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1983
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NEW FOOTBRIDGE HELPS EASE FLOODING
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THE DESIGN OF A NEWLY-COMPLETED FOOTBRIDGE AT SHAM TSENG WAS A GREAT IMPROVEMENT OVER THE OLD BRIDGE, SAID THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR HAIDER BARMA, WHEN HE INSPECTED THE BRIDGE TODAY.
+AS THE FOOTBRIDGE HAS ONLY TWO MIDSTREAM PIERS. IT WILL HELP IMPROVE THE PROBLEM OF REFUSE JAMMING AGAINST THEM AND AGGRAVATING FLOODING IN HEAVY RAIN, AS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY,+ HE SAID.
+AND FUTURE MAINTENANCE COSTS WILL BE REDUCED, HE ADDED.
THE BRIDGE, SPANNING THE OPEN NULLAH AT SHAM TSENG, PROVIDES A SHORT CUT BETWEEN SHAM TSENG RESITE VILLAGE AND THE OLD VILLAGE.
MEASURING 22.5 METRES LONG AND 1.6 METRES WIDE, THE NEW BRIDGE WAS BUILT TO REPLACE THE OLD ONE AT A COST OF $80 000 FROM THE LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS (LPW) PROGRAMME.
THE LPW PROGRAMME WAS STARTED IN 1919 WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING FACILITIES AND PROVIDING SERVICES IN AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES IN WHICH THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR FORESEEABLE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS.
PROJECTS BUILT UNDER THE PROGRAMME HAVE INCLUDED VAN TRACKS, FOOTPATHS, FOOTBRIDGES, JETTIES, DRAINS, RAIN SHELTERS AND OTHERS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING CONDITIONS OF N.T. RESIDENTS.
OVER THE YEARS, FUNDS FOR THIS PROGRAMME HAVE INCREASED FROM AN INITIAL SUM OF $5 000 TO $13 MILLION FOR 1983-84.
MR BARMA WAS ACCOMPANIED IN TODAY'S INSPECTION TOUR BY THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY (DEVELOPMENT), MRS DORIS HO, AND OTHER OFFICIALS OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
HE WAS BRIEFED ON THE PROJECT BY THE CNTA ENGINEER,
MR MARTIN DORE.
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROAD JUNCTION AT TSUEN WAN
THE TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ROAD JUNCTION AT TAI HO ROAD AND YEUNG UK ROAD IN TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN.
THE PROJECT, WHICH IS PART OF THE CONTINUING PROGRAMME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN, IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE TSUEN WAN TRANSPORT COMPLEX NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON THE RECLAMATION IN TSUEN WAN BAY.
/THE WORKS