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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1974
THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT THE LOWER TRAIN FARES WOULD PROVIDE AN INCENTIVE FOR YOUTHS LIVING IN THE URBAN AREAS TO ORGANIZE PICNICS AND OUTINGS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
+THEY WILL ALSO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE RURAL DISTRICTS TO VISIT THE CITY MORE FREQUENTLY THUS ENABLING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY THE URBAN SERVICES AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND TO ENJOY THE AMENITIES LACKING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES,+ HE ADDED.
NEW ROADS FOR ABERDEEN
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TWO NEW ROADS, ONE MEASURING 900 FEET AND ANOTHER 1,200 FEET, WILL SOON BE BUILT IN THE ABERDEEN AREA.
THE SHORTER ROAD WILL BE BUILT BEHIND WAH KIN HOUSE AT WAH FU ESTATE, TO SERVE SCHOOLS IN THE VICINITY AND ADJACENT DEVELOPMENTS,
IT WILL HAVE A 24-FOOT-WIDE CARRIAGEWAY WHICH WILL BE BITUMINOUS-SURFACED. CONCRETE FOOTPATHS OF NINE FEET WIDE WILL BE PROVIDED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD.
ANCILLARY STORMWATER DRAINS WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROJECT.
THE 1,200-FOOT ROAD IS DESIGNED TO SERVE THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS NORTH OF WONG CHUK HANG ROAD ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ABERDEEN FIRE STATION.
THE CARRIAGEWAY, 18 FEET IN WIDTH, WILL ALSO BE SURFACED WITH BITUMINOUS MATERIALS. IT WILL HAVE A SIX-FOOT VIDE CONCRETE FOOTPATH ON EACH SIDE.
SURFACE WATER DRAINS WILL ALSO BE LAID IN CONNECTION WITH THE ROAD WORKS.
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WORK ON THE TWO NEW ROADS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH, THE FIRST TAKING ABOUT THREE MONTHS TO COMPLETE AND THE SECOND IN ABOUT FIVE MONTHS.
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