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Monday, February 25, 1974

RESTRICTIONS ON CARS USING ROADS ON TSING YI

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The multi-million dollar Tsing Yi Island bridge will be officially

opened by the Governor, Sir Murray MacLehose, on Thursday (February 28).

The 2,000 foot long bridge, which spans the fast flowing tidal

waters of the Rambler Channel, links Tsing Yi Island and Kwai Chung. It

has been built by a consortium of six companies operating on the island

at a cost of about $21 million.

The access road at the Kwai Chung end of the bridge has been

completed, but due to a temporary shortage of bitumen, the surfacing of

the roads on the island has been delayed.

surfacing.

The roads themselves have been constructed and only await the final

However, because of the limited capacity of the roads on Tsing Yi,

all motor vehicles, except those displaying permite issued by the Commissioner

for Transport, will be prohibited from using the approach road to the bridge

and the bridge itself.

A spokesman for the Transport Department said today that those

wishing to obtain permits should apply either to the District Officer, Tsuen

Wan, who will forward the applications to the Commissioner for Transport, or

direct to the Transport Department headquarters, 2 Murray Road, Hong Kong.

The District Officer, Tsuen Wan will also be authorised to issue

permits valid for one day only and applications for these would be made to him,

Appropriate traffic signs will be in position to guide motorists.