WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 27, 1989
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TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL, AHEAD OF SCHEDULF
THAT THE TATE'S CAIRN THE GOVERNOR. SIR DAVID WILSON, NOTED
WOULD PROVIDE 1991,
A FURTHER MUCH TUNNEL. WHEN COMPLETED BY MID
TIN. AND THUS RELIEVE TRAFFIC NEEDED LINK BETWEEN KOWLOON AND SHA CONGESTION IN THE PRESENT LION ROCK TUNNEL.
SIR DAVID TODAY (WEDNESDAY OFFICIATED AT THE
THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL.
BREAKTHROUGH OF
THE CONTRACTORS ARE "THIS IS REMARKABLE PROGRESS," HE SAID, ALREADY TWO MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE ON THE $2 BILLION PROJECT.
THE TUNNEL, WHEN COMPLETED, WILL BE THE LONGEST ROAD TUNNEL HONG KONG AT A LENGTH OF 3.9 KILOMETRES.
IN
THE
THE THE FORMED BY
ON DETAIL
THE PROGRESS OF THE GOVERNOR WAS BRIEFED IN
ONE. PRIVATISED
THE FRANCHISE FOR PROJECT, WHICH WAS A FULLY CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE TUNNEL WAS AWARDED LAST YEAR TO
CONSORTIUM INTERNATIONAL TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL COMPANY, AN JAPANESE, CHINESE, BRITISH AND LOCAL COMPANIES.
"THIS VENTURE EMPHASISES THE CONTINUED STRENGTH CONFIDENCE IN THE TERRITORY'S FUTURE," SIR DAVID SAID.
THAT A
NUMBER OF
GOVERNMENT SIR DAVID NOTED WOULD BE COMPLETED IN MID 1991 TO CATER FOR THE TRAFFIC THE TUNNEL.
OF INVESTORS'
ROAD
PROJECTS
GENERATED BY
THESE PROJECTS, FORMING PART OF TONG BY-PASS PHASES II AND
OPENED
INCLUDED KWUN ΤΟ HILL
AND
THE ROUTE (PHASE I BEING ALREADY
THE THE
EDWARD TRAFFIC),
INTERCHANGE,
HAMMER PRINCE
ROAD ROAD/LUNG CHEUNG ROAD INTERCHANGE, THE SHA TIN T5, T6 TRUNK ROADS THE BRIDGE OVER SHING MUN RIVER NORTH OF THE RACE COURSE.
OF A NEW
TRUNK
TIN
VIA
THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL WOULD THUS FORM PART ROUTE LINKING QUARRY BAY IN HONG KONG WITH MA ON SHAN IN SHA THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING AND THE KWUN TONG BY-PASS.
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REFLECT
ALSO
AND
KONG'S
"AT A TOTAL COST OF $3 1 BILLION, THESE PROJECTS THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE THE ROAD SYSTEM
TRANSPORT
TO INFRASTRUCTURE TO INVEST IN OUR
SUSTAIN HONG SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE FUTURE,
H THE GOVERNOR ADDED.
MR
BY THE OF HIGHWAYS,
SATO: AND
THE BREAKTHROUGH CEREMONY AT SHA TIN WAS ALSO ATTENDED SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG: THE DIRECTOR MR HAROLD BEATON; THE THE PRESIDENT OF NISHIMATSU CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, MR T. SHIBATA.
CONSUL GENERAL
OF JAPAN,
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