THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1989
GOVERNOR DRIVES THROUGH SECOND HARBOUR TUNNEL
THE OPENING OF THE SECOND HARBOUR CROSSING IS SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR TO HELP IMPROVE SOME OF THE CONGESTION THAT AT THE ORIGINAL HARBOUR TUNNEL, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OFFICIATING AT AN INAUGURAL DRIVE THROUGH AT THE EASTERN HARBOUR TUNNEL. THE GOVERNOR SAID THE NEW CROSSING WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS GOING ON IN EASTERN DISTRICT.
SIR DAVID SAID EASTERN DISTRICT, BECAUSE OF ITS IMPROVED TRANSPORT. WAS NOW A MAJOR RESIDENTIAL AREA AND WOULD INCREASINGLY BECOME A PLACE OF BUSINESS AS WELL.
"THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING IS NOW GOING TO BE A PART OF THAT BECAUSE THE LINKS BETWEEN EASTERN DISTRICT, QUARRY BAY, AND KOWLOON, ARE NOW INFINITELY BETTER THAN THEY WERE BEFORE, HE SAID.
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"A JOURNEY BY MTR ACROSS FROM QUARRY BAY TO KWUN TONG TAKES SOMETHING LIKE FIVE MINUTES NOW. BEFORE THIS TUNNEL WAS OPENED IT TOOK ABOUT 40 MINUTES.
"AND THAT SHOWS TWO THINGS, ONE, IS THE WAY IN WHICH EASTERN DISTRICT IS BEING HELPED BY IMPROVED TRANSPORT, AND SECOND AND VERY IMPORTANT, THE EFFECT OF THE SECOND HARBOUR CROSSING, THE GOVERNOR SAID.
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SIR DAVID SAID HE WAS IMPRESSED THAT THE NEW TUNNEL CROSSING WAS OPENING FOUR MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
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"I THINK MOST PEOPLE IN HONG KONG WOULD THEY'VE MANAGED TO OPEN IT SO FAR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. HE ADDED.
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GOVERNOR SEES URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN EASTERN DISTRICT
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THE GOVERNMENT IS FULLY COMMITTED ΤΟ UPGRADING TRANSPORT FACILITIES TO KEEP PACE WITH THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID DURING A VISIT TO THE DISTRICT TODAY (THURSDAY),
SOME 43 PER CENT OF THE POPULATION ON HONG KONG ISLAND HAVE ESTABLISHED THEIR HOMES IN THE DISTRICT WHICH IS EXPECTED ΤΟ ACCOMMODATE UP TO 600,000 RESIDENTS UPON THE COMPLETION OF SEVERAL LARGE-SCALE HOUSING PROJECTS IN SIU SAI WAN, SHAU KEI WAN FOOTHILLS AND ALDRICH BAY RECLAMATION BY THE MID 1990's.
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