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FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1975.

NEW ROAD AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM FOR CHEUNG SHA WAN

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AN ESSENTIAL ROAD AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM WILL SOON BE PROVIDED IN A NEW INDUSTRIAL AREA IN CHEUNG SHA WAN TO KEEP PACE WITH THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT THERE.

THE AREA INVOLVED IS BOUNDED BY CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD, LAI CHI KOK ROAD AND HING WAH STREET, WHERE A TOTAL OF 30 NEW

INDUSTRIAL SITES HAVE BEEN LEASED TO DEVELOPERS.

CONSTRUCTION OF MANY NEW FACTORY BUILDINGS AND GO-DOWNS IN THE AREA IS NOW IN PROGRESS.

ALTOGETHER, FOUR NEW ACCESS ROADS WITH A COMBINED LENGTH OF 1,200 METRES WILL BE BUILT TO FACILITATE THE TRANSPORTATION OF RAW MATERIALS AND FINISHED PRODUCTS TO AND FROM THESE FACTORIES.

WITH A WIDTH OF ABOUT 15 METRES, THE NEW ROADS ARE DESIGNED FOR EITHER TWO OR THREE-LANE TRAFFIC WITH PEDESTRIAN PAVEMENTS ON BOTH SIDES.

AT THE SAME TIME, SOME 1,100 METRES OF SEWERS AND 1,600 METRES OF STORMWATER DRAINS WILL ALSO BE LAID.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN AUGUST AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 16 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY THE HIGHWAYS (KOWLOON) DIVISION OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WHICH WILL ALSO SUPERVISE THE CONSTRUCTION.

TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION WORK ARE INVITED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY. ALL TENDERS MUST BE PLACED IN THE SECRETARIAT TENDER BOX AT THE COLONIAL SECRETARIAT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES BEFORE NOON ON JUNE 13, 1975.

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