MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1984
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FOOTBRIDGES PLANNED FOR WONG TAI SIN
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THE GOVERNMENT IS PROPOSING TO BUILD THREE COVERED FOOTBRIDGES IN WONG TAI SIN TO LINK HOUSING ESTATES IN THE AREA.
THEY WILL EACH BE THREE METRES WIDE.
TWO WILL CROSS LUNG CHEUNG ROAD, WHILE THE THIRD WILL CROSS
A NEW ROAD WHICH HAS NOT YET BEEN NAMED.
THE NEW FOOTBRIDGES WILL PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION LINKING HOUSING ESTATES IN THE MA CHAI HANG, WANG TAU HOM AND CHUK YUEN AREAS.
THEY WILL ALSO BE LINKED TO THE RECREATION GROUND IN CHUK YUEN AND THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY STATION IN LOK FU ESTATE.
WHEN THE NEW FOOTBRIDGES ARE READY, THE TEMPORARY ONE ACROSS LUNG CHEUNG ROAD WILL BE DEMOLISHED.
A NOTICE CONCERNING THE FOOTBRIDGES IS PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
THE PLAN AND SCHEME CAN BE SEEN AT CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY; THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, KOWLOON EAST, 10TH FLOOR, YAU MA TEI CAR PARK BUILDING, 250, SHANGHAI STREET. KOWLOON; AND AT WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE, SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, 4TH AND 5TH FLOORS, KING FUK STREET, SAN PO KONG, KOWLOON.
OBJECTIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS BEFORE MAY 15.
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TRANSPORT HISTORY BOOK OUT
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DID YOU KNOW THAT THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY BEGAN ITS OPERATION IN KOWLOON AND THAT THE HONGKONG TRAMWAYS ALSO OPERATED BUS SERVICES IN THE 1920S?
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DETAILS ABOUT THE TRANSPORT HISTORY CAN NOW BE TRACED IN A NEWLY-PUBLISHED GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION →THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN HONG KONG+.
THE BOOK, WRITTEN BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT. MR PETER LEEDS, FOLLOWING YEARS OF RESEARCH, REVIEWS HONG KONG'S TRANSPORT HISTORY DATING BACK TO THE 19TH CENTURY.
THE BOOK IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $19 PER COPY.
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