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SATURDAY JULY 5, 1986
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TWO EXISTING SUB-STANDARD BRIDGES IN THE AREA ARE TO BE DEMOLISHED AND REBUILT INTO A FOUR-CELL BOX CULVERT AND A REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE.
THE PROJECT INCLUDES LANDSCAPING, ROAD DRAINAGE WORKS AND THE PROVISION OF RETAINING WALLS.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN SEPTEMBER AND BE COMPLETED IN 18 MONTHS.
LAST WEEK, THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT AWARDED AN $18 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE FIRST STAGE OF THE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME.
UNDER THIS, THE CONTRACTOR, HENRYVICY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED, WILL WIDEN THREE KILOMETRES OF MAN KAM TO ROAD BETWEEN JOCKEY CLUB ROAD AND LIN MA HANG.
THE CONTRACT ALSO INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF A 1.6-METRE-WIDE FOOTPATH ALONG THE CARRIAGEWAY, RETAINING WALLS AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE.
JOINT UC-RC CAMPAIGN TO BE LAUNCHED *****
THE FIRST URBAN COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL JOINT CAMPAIGN IS THE CLEAN BEACH PHASE OF THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN -- TO BE LAUNCHED TOMORROW (SUNDAY) BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED UC-RC KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE, MR WALTER M. SULKE, AT REPULSE BAY BEACH OUTSIDE THE MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT STARTING 2 PM.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT. TRANSPORT FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE AVAILABLE OUTSIDE THE UC CHAMBERS AT EDINBURGH PLACE AT 12.30 PM.
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