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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1977
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS MADE THEIR LAST STOP OF THE DAY IN SHA TIN WHERE THEY WERE GIVEN A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TOWN BY MR. JOHN DON, PROJECT MANAGER (SHA TIN).
MR. DON SAID THE LEK YUEN ESTATE HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND OCCUPIED.
+WORK ON PHASES 1A OF THE WO CHE ESTATE, CAPABLE OF HOUSING 14,000 PEOPLE, HAS BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED AND PILING WORK FOR PHASE 18 AND 2 OF THE ESTATE IS NOW IN PROGRESS, HE ADDED.
+THE FIRST STAGE OF THE INTERIM SEWAGE TREATMENT
WORKS ALSO HAS BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED WHILE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PERMANENT SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS WILL START AT THE END OF THE YEAR.+
ALL ENGINEERING WORKS FOR STAGE I DEVELOPMENT HAD BEEN VIRTUALLY COMPLETED AND WORK ON STAGE I WOULD BEGIN NEXT YEAR TO AVOID LOSS OF MOMENTUM.
THE P.W.S.C. AND UMELCO MEMBERS ENDED THEIR TWO-DAY TOUR
BY DRIVING THROUGH THE SECOND LION ROCK TUNNEL.
THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D.'S HIGHWAYS (N.T.) DIVISION, MR. CHEN SHAO-CHI, SAID THAT THE PROJECT INCLUDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO ADDITIONAL TOLL BOOTHS AT THE SHA TIN END OF THE TUNNEL, A SHORT APPROACH ROAD AT THE SOUTHERN PORTAL AND TWO TWO-STOREY BUILDINGS TO HOUSE THE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT.
THE TUNNEL IS EXPECTED TO BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC EARLY NEXT YEAR.
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