THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1992
WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY SCHEME AUTHORISED
THE
IS GOVERNMENT
TO GAZETTE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) THE AUTHORISATION OF THE SCHEME TO BUILD THE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY AFTER SHOULD THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL'S DECISION THAT OBJECTIONS TO THE SCHEME NOT BE UPHELD.
THIS WILL TAKE THE ROAD PROJECT A FURTHER STEP FORWARD FUNDS WILL BE SOUGHT FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN DUE COURSE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE EXPRESSWAY.
AND
THE
SUN
THE DUAL THREE-LANE EXPRESSWAY WILL BE BUILT ON NEW RECLAIMED LAND IN WEST KOWLOON TO PROVIDE A FAST ROAD LINK BETWEEN MEI FOO CHUEN AND THE FUTURE WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING.
WILL IT
BE BUILT WITH QUIET ROADSIDE BARRIERS TO REDUCE TRAFFIC NOISE.
AS
ROAD SURFACE MATERIAL
AND
THE
EXPRESSWAY STREET
ADDITIONAL NOISE MITIGATION MEASURE, AN WILL SET BACK FROM MEI FOO SUN CHUEN, NAM CHEONG ESTATE, FERRY AND MAN CHEONG STREET.
SPECIAL STAMPS HERALD COCK YEAR
ANNOUNCED ISSUED
ON
PAGLIARI, MICHELANGELO SPECIAL STAMPS WOULD BE OF THE COCK".
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT A SET OF JANURAY 7 ON THE THEME OF "YEAR
MR
OF LUNAR NEW YEAR THIS IS THE SEVENTH IN THE CURRENT SERIES SPECIAL STAMP ISSUES RELEASED BY THE POST OFFICE SINCE THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT IN 1987.
$5.
THERE WILL BE FOUR DENOMINATIONS
80 CENTS, $1.80,
$2.30 AND
A SOUVENIR SHEET INCORPORATING THE FOUR
STAMPS WILL ALSO BE
ISSUED.
A STAMP BOOKLET CONTAINING SIX BACH OF THE 80 CENTS STAMPS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT $18.60 EACH.
AND $2.30
THE STAMPS WERE DESIGNED BY MR KAN JOH. ENSCHEDE OF THE NETHERLANDS.
AND TAI-KEUNG
PRINTED BY
DISPLAY AT THE GENERAL POST THEY WILL BE PUT UP FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AND SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE FROM DECEMBER 28.
OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ON SALE AT ALL POST EXCEPT THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE, FROM DECEMBER 28 AT $1 EACH.
OFFICES,
/ADVANCE ORDERS
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