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P.R.

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

NFORMATION SERVICES

DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN

SUPPLEMENT

Monday, July 3, 1972

The following has been prepared by the P.W.D. and is issued for your

editorial use.

CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL APPROACH ROADS

The cross-harbour tunnel road connections on both sides of the harbour

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a scheme designed for smooth and easy traffic flow to and from the tunnel portale -

are now almost ready for the opening of the tunnel later this month.

A major part of the connections on Hong Kong Island is already in use

and the connections in Kowloon are nearing completion.

This scheme to provide the necessary land-fall connections to the

tunnel comprises no less than six separate projects at a total cost of some

HK$37 million.

Planning and design of the scheme, which has been a formidable task,

has been carried out by the Highways Office and the Port Works Division of the

Civil Engineering Office of the Public Works Department.

In addition to being responsible for the construction of all the

roadworks associated with the tunnel connections the Director of Public Works

is required under the Cross-Harbour Tunnel Ordinance to approve all plans for

the tunnel construction.

/The authority