FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1983
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STREET ALTERATIONS FOR MTR ISLAND LINE
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A NUMBER OF TEMPORARY STREET ALTERATIONS AND CLOSURES WILL BE INTRODUCED IN CAUSEWAY BAY, NORTH POINT AND QUARRY BAY TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MTR ISLAND LINE.
THE EFFECTIVE DATES FOR THE STREET ALTERATIONS AND CLOSURES WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER. IN EACH CASE, ALTERNATIVE TRAFFIC ROUTING AND SUITABLE PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED AND TRAFFIC SIGNS ERECTED TO GUIDE MOTOR ISTS.
IN CAUSEWAY BAY, THE WIDTH OF CARRIAGEWAYS AND FOOTPATHS OF THREE ROAD SECTIONS WILL BE REDUCED. THEY ARE THE SECTION OF HENNESSY ROAD FROM HOUSE NO. 534 TO THE JUNCTION WITH JARDINE'S BAZAAR: THE SECTION OF JARDINE'S BAZAAR BETWEEN JARDINE'S CRESCENT AND HENNESSY ROAD; AND THE SECTION OF JARDINE'S CRESCENT FROM HOUSE NO. 1 TO THE JUNCTION WITH JARDINE'S BAZAAR. A SCAVENGING LANE TO THE REAR OF HOUSE NOS. 534-542 HENNESSY ROAD AND NOS. 1-3 JARDINE'S CRESCENT WILL ALSO BE NARROWED.
IN NORTH POINT, A SECTION OF THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF KING'S ROAD STRETCHING FROM THE EASTERN BUILDING LINE OF SHU KUK STREET EASTWARDS FOR 51 METRES WILL BE MADE NARROWER, WHILE THE NORTHERN FOOTPATH ALONG THE SAME STRETCH WILL BE DIVERTED AND REDUCED IN WIDTH.
IN QUARRY BAY, THE CARRIAGEWAY OF HEALTHY STREET EAST SOUTH OF THE JUNCTION WITH TSAT TSE MUT ROAD WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED. ALSO TO BE CLOSED WILL BE PART OF THE EASTERN FOOTPATH. MEANWHILE, THE STAIRCASE THERE LEADING TO PAK FUK ROAD WILL BE RELOCATED WESTWARDS.
ON PAK FUK ROAD, THE CARRIAGEWAY FROM THE WESTERN BUILDING LINE OF HEALTHY STREET EAST STRETCHING EASTWARDS FOR 55 METRES WILL BE REDUCED IN WIDTH. AS FOR THE FOOTPATHS, THE SOUTHERN ONE WILL BE CLOSED, WHILE THE NORTHERN ONE MAY BE RELOCATED.
IN ANOTHER SECTION OF PAK FUK ROAD, THE SOUTHERN FOOTPATH FROM STARTING A POINT 80 METRES EAST OF THE WESTERN BUILDING LINE OF HEALTHY STREET EAST EASTWARDS FOR 40 METRES WILL BE CLOSED, WHILE ACCESS TO BRAEMAR TERRACE THROUGH ADJACENT LAND WILL BE MAINTAINED.
A NOTICE IN RESPECT OF THE TEMPORARY ALTERATIONS AND CLOSURES WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
COPIES OF IT, TOGETHER WITH THE STREET ALTERATIONS PLANS (NO. MT/G/236, 237 AND 238), MAY BE INSPECTED DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS AT THE ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) AT CGO WEST WING: THE DISTRICT OFFICE (WAN CHAI) AT 201 HENNESSY ROAD; THE DISTRICT OFFICE (EASTERN) AT 884-886 KING'S ROAD OR THE LANDS DEPARTMENT, SURVEY DIVISION IN MURRAY BUILDING, COTTON TREE DRIVE.
CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION IN RESPECT OF THE ALTERATIONS OR CLOSURES MUST BE MADE IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT AND MUST REACH HIS OFFICE WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE ROAD IS REINSTATED OR REOPENED.