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WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1994
AN EXISTING PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY ADJACENT ΤΟ HARBOUR MISSION SCHOOL HAS BEEN EXTENDED ACROSS THE SOUTH APPROACH ROAD TO MAINTAIN GRADE SEPARATED CROSSING FACILITY AT THIS LOCATION,
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A 2.5-METRE WIDE WALKWAY IS PROVIDED ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE BRIDGE FOR PEDESTRIANS. UNDERNEATH THE WALKWAY IS A UTILITY TROUGH WHICH ACCOMMODATES ADDITIONAL UTILITY SERVICES TO AP LEI CHAU.
AS THE NEW BRIDGE RUNS ALONGSIDE THE EXISTING BRIDGE AND THEIR LANDFALLS ARE AT MATCHING LEVELS, THE STRUCTURES OF THE NEW BRIDGE HAS TAKEN SIMILAR FORMS AS THE EXISTING BRIDGE STRUCTURES FOR AESTHETIC REASONS.
THE NEW BRIDGE WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC AT 10. 30 AM TOMORROW (THURSDAY). UPON THE OPENING OF THE NEW BRIDGE, THE EXISTING BRIDGE WILL BE CONVERTED TO ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND TOWARDS AP LEI CHAU WHILE THE NEW BRIDGE WILL BE ONE-WAY NORTHBOUND TOWARDS ABERDEEN.
EMERGENCY MEDIAN OPENINGS AND CROSS-OVERS ARE PROVIDED BETWEEN THE TWO BRIDGES SUCH THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENTAL CLOSURE OF EITHER BRIDGE, TRAFFIC CAN BE DIVERTED ONTO THE UNAFFECTED BRIDGE WHICH WOULD OPERATE IN A TWO-WAY MODE TEMPORARILY.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE OPENING OF THE NEW BRIDGE, TOGETHER WITH THE ONE-WAY GYRATORY SCHEME BEING INTRODUCED IN WONG CHUK HANG, WILL IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE AREA.
JOINING MR KWONG TO OFFICIATE AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD, MR HUI YUNG-CHUNG; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE OF THE THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD, MR MAN HON-MING; THE DISTRICT OFFICER (SOUTHERN), MRS ROSANNA URE; AND THE CHAIRMAN OF DIRECTOR BOARD AND PRESIDENT OF CHINA ROAD AND BRIDGE CORPORATION, MR ZHU ZHENLIANG.
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MUNICIPAL COUNCILS TO TAKE OVER MUSIC OFFICE
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO HAND OVER THE WORK OF THE MUSIC OFFICE TO THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AFTER SOME MONTHS OF CAREFUL DELIBERATION.
FOLLOWING THE ARTS POLICY REVIEW CONDUCTED LAST YEAR, THE GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION TO TRANSFER THE WORK OF THE MUSIC OFFICE, CURRENTLY UNDER THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH, TO A NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION.
THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES THAT A NON-GOVERNMENT BODY SHOULD BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT THE WORK OF THE MUSIC OFFICE MORE EFFECTIVELY, FLEXIBLY AND CREATIVELY.
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I OF HOSPITALS AND THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS SUBSEQUENTLY SUBMITTED FORMAL PROPOSALS то THE GOVERNMENT, EXPRESSING TAKING OVER THE WORK OF THE MUSIC OFFICE.
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