FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1976
$6 MILLION DISTRIBUTOR ROAD FOR TUEN MUN
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THE GOVERNMENT IS TO RESUME MORE THAN 50,000 SQUARE FEET OF AGRICULTURAL AND BUILDING LAND TO MAKE WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 36 MILLION PRIMARY DISTRIBUTOR ROAD THROUGH TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.
THE PROPOSED THREE-LAND DUAL CARRIAGEWAY -- ABOUT 900 METRES LONG WILL CONNECT THE TUEN MUN LINK ROAD WITH THE EXISTING DUAL CARRIAGEWAY NORTH OF THE TOWN TO COMPLETE THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ROAD PROJECT TO SPEED UP TRAFFIC FROM TSUEN WAN THROUGH TUEN MUN TO YUEN LONG.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT EXPECTS TO COMPLETE WORK ON THE DISTRIBUTOR ROAD IN MAY, 1978.
RESUMPTION OF THE LAND REQUIRED FOR THE PROJECT WAS ANNOUNCED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE SAID TODAY THAT ABOUT 100 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE RESUMPTION. +THESE INCLUDE DOMESTIC STRUCTURES HOUSING 34 FAMILIES,+ HE SAID.
+THOSE FAMILIES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE WILL BE OFFERED PUBLIC HOUSING AND THOSE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE WILL BE OFFERED SPACE IN A LICENSED AREA.
+THE PROJECT ALSO INVOLVES THE CLEARANCE OF COOKED FOOD STALLS, AND A HAWKER AREA AND THESE WILL BE RESITED IN A TEMPORARY MARKET WITHIN THE DISTRICT UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF THE TUEN MUN MARKET.
+THOSE OWNERS WHO DO NOT WISH TO TAKE UP THIS OPTION WILL BE OFFERED AN EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE.+
CHRISTMAS AEROGRAMMES ON SALE NEXT WEEK ****
THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT CHRISTMAS PICTORIAL AEROGRAMMES IN TWO ATTRACTIVE VARIETIES WILL BE PLACED ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES FROM MONDAY (NOVEMBER 8).
THE DESIGNS, ONE OF WHICH DEPICTS VICTORIA HARBOUR AND THE OTHER A COLOURFUL CHRISTMAS TREE, WERE DRAWN BY GOVERNMENT ARTISTS.
A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID: +CHRISTMAS AERGRAMMES ARE A CONVENIENT AND INEXPENSIVE WAY OF SENDING CHRISTMAS GREETINGS ABROAD. THEY COMBINE BOTH A PERSONAL LETTER AND A GREETING AND CAN BE POSTED TO ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS FIRST CLASS AIRMAIL FOR ONLY 60 CENTS.+
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