THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1987
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HE SAID THE CONVERSION OF THE METERS WOULD START IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR AND BE COMPLETED IN 1988. THE NEW CHARGE FOR A PARKING METER WOULD BE EFFECTIVE AS AND WHEN THE CONVERSION IS COMPLETED,
+THE REVISED CHARGES WILL BE INTRODUCED PROGRESSIVELY, STARTING IN AREAS OF HIGHEST DEMAND, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT IT HAD BECOME NECESSARY TO RAISE THE RATES BECAUSE THE AVAILABILITY OF PARKING SPACES HAD FALLEN BELOW 15 PER CENT IN THE AREAS IDENTIFIED.
HE ADDED THAT CHARGES WOULD ALSO BE INCREASED IN OTHER ÁREAS IF AND WHEN THE AVAILABILITY RATE FELL BELOW 15 PER CENT.
$125 MILLION TAI PO DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT SIGNED
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WORK ON FORMING ABOUT 20 HECTARES OF LAND AND RELATED ROAD WORKS IN TAI PO WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK FOLLOWING THE AWARD OF A $125 MILLION CONTRACT BY THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN THE WAN TAU TONG, PAK KIU, TO YUEN TUNG AND MA WO AREAS ADJACENT TO TAI PO MARKET KCR STATION.
THE LAND, TO BE FORMED AS PART OF THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT, WILL BE USED FOR A PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, A PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SCHEME ESTATE, COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, SCHOOLS, A BUS AND A MAXICAB TERMINUS AND A TAXI RANK.
A DISTRIBUTOR ROAD OF 1.2 KILOMETRES, LOCAL ROADS TOTALLING 1.5 KILOMETRES AND ABOUT 600 METRES OF SLIP ROADS LINKING TO THE NEW TERRITORIES TRUNK ROAD WILL BE BUILT TO SERVE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS.
TWO ROAD BRIDGES AND TWO FOOT BRIDGES ARE ALSO TO BE PROVIDED ACROSS TAI PO RIVER CHANNEL.
FOUR SUBWAYS, A NUMBER OF FOOTPATHS, CYCLETRACKS AND ROADSIDE AMENITY AREAS WILL BE CONTRUCTED.
OTHER WORKS WILL INCLUDE RIVER TRAINING, LANSCAPING, AND CONSTRUCTING STORMWATER DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT THREE AND A HALF YEARS TO COMPLETE.
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