THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1984
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URBAN CLEARWAY
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FROM 10 AM ON SATURDAY (MARCH 24), THE SECTION OF CHEUNG WAH STREET BETWEEN SHUN NING ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD WILL BE DESIGNATED A RESTRICTED ZONE FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM AND FROM 4 PM TO 7 PM DAILY,
WITHIN THE RESTRICTED ZONE, ALL MOTOR VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES AND THOSE AUTHORISED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING UP OR SETTING DOWN PASSENGERS OR LOADING OR UNLOADING GOODS.
AND FROM THE SAME DAY, THE 24-HOUR PROHIBITED ZONE ON THE UNNAMED ACCESS FROM CASTLE PEAK ROAD (SAN HUI) SOUTHBOUND TO ROAD 4B IN TUEN MUN WILL BE CANCELLED.
WORK STARTS ON NEW PLAYGROUND
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THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A CONTRACT FOR SITE PREPARATION WORK AT CHOI HUNG ROAD PLAYGROUND.
$411'000,
THE WORK, COSTING MORE THAN $411 000, WILL BE COMPLETED IN THREE MONTHS.
THE PLAYGROUND WILL OCCUPY A 20 000-SQUARE-METRE SITE WHERE THE FORMER KAI TAK AMUSEMENT PARK STOOD.
WORK ON CONSTRUCTING THE PLAYGROUND IS EXPECTED TO START LATER THIS YEAR AND BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1986 AT A TOTAL COST OF $40 MILLION.
PHASE OF THE WORK WILL INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF A 420-METRE LONG JOGGING TRACK, TWO MINI-SOCCER PITCHES, A CHINESE PAVILION AND SITTING-OUT AREAS.
WORK IN PHASE II INCLUDES CONSTRUCTING A FOUR-STOREY BUILDING WITH 82 COOKED FOOD STALLS ON THE LOWER FLOORS AND AN INDOOR GAMES HALL ON THE UPPER FLOORS.
IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE A CHILDREN'S LIBRARY AND PLAY AREAS, SIX INDOOR BADMINTON COURTS, FIVE TENNIS COURTS, TWO BASKETBALL COURTS, A VOLLEY BALL COURT, A HAND BALL PITCH AND A REST GARDEN.
THE PLAYGROUND WILL BE LANDSCAPED.
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