SUNDAY, MAY 29, 1988
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LEK YUEN BRIDGE OPENS THIS WEEK
ON THAT OF HAS BEEN
THE LEK YUEN BRIDGE, THE DESIGN OF WHICH IS BASED THE 17-ARCH FOOTBRIDGE IN THE SUMMER PALACE IN PEKING, COMPLETED. IT WILL BE OPENED ON FRIDAY (JUNE 3).
THE 11-ARCH FOOTBRIDGE, BUILT AT A COST OF $10 MILLION, BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SHA TIN CENTRAL AREA.
WILL
MUN
RIVER
THE BRIDGE IS 170 METRES LONG. IT SPANS THE SHING AND PROVIDES A CONVENIENT LINK BETWEEN THE EAST AND WEST BANKS.
APART FROM THIS FUNCTIONAL ROLE, THE
TRADITIONAL STYLE
FOOTBRIDGE IS ALSO PLEASING VISUALLY.
DRAGON
OUTLETS WHICH HEAD; RAIN
AMONG ITS SPECIAL FEATURES ARE RAIN WATER DRAIN ARE DECORATED BY STONE CARVINGS IN THE SHAPE OF A WATER WOULD DRIP THROUGH THE DRAGON MOUTHS.
OTHER FEATURES ARE 14 PAIRS OF ORNATE LAMP ORDERED FROM THE UNITED STATES.
POSTS SPECIALLY
TONNES OF
MATERIAL USED IN CONSTRUCTING THE BRIDGE INCLUDED 2,909 OF CONCRETE, 236 TONNES OF STEEL REINFORCEMENT AND 5,250 KILOGRAMS FINISHING MATERIAL. CONSTRUCTION TIME WAS 22 MONTHS,
DEPARTMENT,
THE BRIDGE, BUILT BY THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT WILL BE OPENED BY THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR GRAHAM BARNES.
NOTE TO EDITORS :
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE LEK YUEN BRIDGE OPENING CEREMONY (OFF THE SHA TIN TOWN HALL) ON FRIDAY (JUNE 3).
IT
TRANSPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE AND THOSE WHO WISH TO USE SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE CARPARK, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, CENTRAL, AT 9 AM. THE COACH WILL RETURN TO THE CARPARK AFTER THE CEREMONY.
THE CEREMONY WILL START AT 11 AM.
ALSO PRESENT WILL BE THE DIRECTOR OF TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT, MR KENNETH KWOK, AND OTHER GUESTS.
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