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Thursday, August 2, 1973
Other roads are also being illuminated by appropriate lamps to
ensure a higher standard of lighting.
During the past five years, about $30 million has been spent on
the street lighting programie.
This financial year $7.3 million has been allocated by the government
for the programme to keep pace with road development. Last year the figure
was $7.0 million.
The P.7.D. spokesman said that priority for the installation of
street lights is given to new roads and interchanges, and roads requiring
complete reconstruction. Streets in the urban areas without any lighting
are also given high priority.
"Cable ducts are laid when new roads are under construction, and
lighting is provided in phase with the progress of the development in the
vicinity. This ensures minimum inconvenience to road users when street lighting is
installed," he said.
Commenting on the lighting programme in rural areas, the spokesman
pointed out that street lights had already been installed in the main towns
Tusen Wen, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Sha Tin, Tai Po, Fanling and Sheung Shui.
Other small places in the New Territories are being provided with public lighting under an expanding programme.
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