THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1988
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PHASE II HUNG HOM BAY RECLAMATION WORK TO START SOON
* * * *
THE RECLAMATION AT HUNG
WORK WILL START SOON ON PHASE TI OF HOM BAY TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 23 HECTARES OF LAND VARIOUS PURPOSES.
BY THE KOWLOON-CANTON YARD WHICH 18 NEEDED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN HONG KONG
PART OF THE LAND PRODUCED WILL BE USED RAILWAY CORPORATION TO EXPAND ITS FREIGHT COPE WITH THE RAPIDLY INCREASING FREIGHT AND CHINA.
LAND PROVIDE
FOR
COMMERCIAL
ALSO
AND THE RECLAMATION WILL
FUTURE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, AS WELL AS ESSENTIAL SECTIONS OF THE
CONGESTION IN TO KWA WAN ROAD NETWORK DESIGNED TO RELIEVE TRAFFIC AND HUNG HOM.
IN
ADDITION,
IN
ΤΟ
REDRESS
THE OPPORTUNITY WILL BE TAKEN SHORTFALLS
OPEN SPACE AND GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY FACILITIES IN THE AREA. THESE FACILITIES CONSTITUTE AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF HUNG HOM BAY.
TERM, SHORTER
THE
WILL SERVE
AS A IN THE
RECLAMATION
A LESS COSTLY AND MORB MUCH-NEEDED DUMPING GROUND. THIS WILL MEAN
URBAN AREA WITHOUT CONVENIENT TRIP FOR THE DISPOSAL OF SPOIL IN THE THE NEED TO DIVERT DUMPING TO MA ON SHAN.
ON THE
PHASE,
20.5 FIRST
WHICH INVOLVES AT PRESENT, WORK
AND SEABED NEAR THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY HECTARES OF FORESHORE TERMINAL BUILDING, IS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY.
THE WORK STARTED IN JULY 1986 AND IS EXPECTED TO BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
BE COMPLETED
IN CONNECTION WITH PHASE
DEPARTMENT
I I
RECLAMATION, THE
IS
CIVIL THE TENDERS FOR THE FIRST SECTION OF
OF THE
NOW INVITING ENGINEERING SERVICES CONSTRUCTION OF TWO PASSENGER FERRY PIERS AND THE SEAWALL AT HUNG HOM BAY.
NEW WATERFRONT ADJACENT THE FERRY PIERS WILL BE BUILT AT THE
HUNG IIOM, TO WHAMPOA TERMINAL TO REPLACE THE EXISTING FERRY PIERS AT WHICH WILL BE DEMOLISHED BY MID-1990 TO ALLOW RECLAMATION WORK
THERE.
RECLAMATION THE SUBSEQUENT THE 300-METRE SBAWALL AND
BRID ASSOCIATED ROADS WILL PROVIDE SPACE FOR BUILDING A CONCOURSE AND THE TO THE NEW FERRY PIERS.
CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN MARCH AND TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.
WILL TAKE
THE
WORKS
HAVE
BEEN DESIGNED
AND
CONSTRUCTION
WILL
BK
SUPERVISED BY THE PORT WORKS DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF TENDERS IS NOON ON FEBRUARY 5.
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