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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1983
BUT MR WONG STRESSED THAT UPON IDENTIFICATION OF THESE PROBLEMS RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, TOGETHER WITH THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, REACTED IMMEDIATELY BY TAKING REMEDIAL MEASURES.
FOR EXAMPLE, HE SAID A PUBLIC MULTI-STOREY CARPARK WOULD BE PARTIALLY OPENED LATER THIS MONTH TO HELP EASE THE PARKING PROBLEM.
IN ADDITION, TENDERS HAD BEEN INVITED FOR AN OPEN-AIR COACH PARK AT THE JUNCTION OF MODY ROAD AND SCIENCE MUSEUM ROAD, AND ONE OF THE THREE UNDEVELOPED SITES IN THE AREA MIGHT BE USED FOR A PUBLIC CARPARK.
ON TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT, HE SAID TWO OFF-STREET LOADING AND UNLOADING AREAS, CAPABLE OF ACCOMMODATING UP TO 40 VEHICLES AT ANY OKE TIME, WOULD BE PROVIDED AT THE EASTERN SIDE OF MODY ROAD WHICH
ILL BE DESIGNATED AN URBAN CLEARWAY.
AT THE SAME TIME, WORK ON PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FACILITIES AT ALL MAJOR ROAD JUNCTIONS WOULD BE COMPLETED BY APRIL NEXT YEAR.
FOUR NEW MAXI-CAB AND ONE BUS ROUTES WERE BEING INTRODUCED, AND, TOGETHER WITH THE PRESENT 11 BUS ROUTES RUNNING PASS THE AREA, THE TOTAL CAPACITY WILL BE ABOUT 150 000 PASSENGERS PER DAY.
ON DEVELOPMENT OF AMENITY AREAS, HE SAID WORK ON NINE OF THE 10 SITES ALLOCATED TO THE URBAN COUNCIL FOR RECREATIONAL USE HAD ALREADY BEGUN AND MOST OF THE DEVELOPMENTS WOULD BE COMPLETED EARLY NEXT YEAR.
BRIDGE TO BE BUILT AT BORDER
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THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO BUILD A NEW BRIDGE ACROSS THE SHEN ZHEN RIVER AND TO WIDEN AND IMPROVE A SECTION OF THE EXISTING MAN KAM TO ROAD FROM LIN MA HANG ROAD TO THE PROPOSED NEW BRIDGE.
THE PLAN ALSO COVERS THE EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING CROSS BORDER CONTROL FACILITIES AT MAN KAM TO ROAD.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE BRIDGE ACROSS THE SHEN ZHEN RIVER AT MAN KAM TO IS AT PRESENT THE ONLY VEHICULAR LINK WITH CHINA.
+TO COPE WITH THE ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN CROSS BORDER TRAFFIC, IT IS NECESSARY TO CONSTRUCT A SECOND BRIDGE, HE SAID.
THE PROPOSED BRIDGE IS 52 METRES LONG, WITH A 7.5-METRE- WIDE CARRIAGEWAY AND TWO-METRE WIDE FOOTPATHS ON BOTH SIDES. IT HAS FOUR SPANS.
THE TWO SPANS ON THE HONG KONG SIDE OF THE BORDER WILL BE BUILT BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. WHILE THE OTHER TWO ON THE NORTHERN SIDE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES.
'THE PROPOSED
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