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MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1978

AS THE LAND TO BE RESUMED LIES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TSING YI OUTLINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, OWNERS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND WILL BE OFFERED THE ALTERNATIVES OF CASH COMPENSATION AT THE RATE OF $39 PER SQUARE FOOT IN RESPECT OF HALF OF THE AREA SURRENDERED AND THE CHOICE OF EITHER CASH COMPENSATION AT THE SAME RATE OR LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENTS WITH A CREDIT VALUE OF $19.50 PER SQUARE FOOT IN RESPECT OF THE REMAINING HALF.

OWNERS OF BUILDING LAND WILL BE OFFERED THE ALTERNATIVES OF LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENTS OR CASH COMPENSATION INCLUDING AN ADDITIONAL EX-GRATIA PAYMENT OF $79 PER SQUARE FOOT OF BUILDING LAND.

THE NEW COMPENSATION RATES FOR LAND RESUMED IN THE NEW TOWN AND MARKET TOWN DEVELOPMENT AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE GOVERNMENT LAST SATURDAY, AND BECAME EFFECTIVE YESTERDAY (SUNDAY).

FIRST LION ROCK TUNNEL RE-OPENS TOMORROW

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THE FIRST LION ROCK TUNNEL, WHICH HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR REFURBISHING SINCE THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY THIS YEAR, WILL RE-OPEN FROM 10 A.M. TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT WITH BOTH TUNNELS OPEN THERE WILL BE ONE-WAY TRAFFIC IN EACH OF THE TWO TUNNELS.

THE FIRST TUNNEL WILL CARRY SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC TO KOWLOON IN TWO TRAFFIC LANES WHILE THE SECOND TUNNEL WILL CARRY TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO SHA TIN,

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT NEARLY $14 MILLION WAS SPENT ON REFURBISHING THE FIRST LION ROCK TUNNEL.

THE WORK INCLUDED NEW VENTILATION EQUIPMENT TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF FRESH AIR, THE INSTALLATION OF CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION AND REPLACING THE OLD LUMINAIRES AND THE PLASTIC SECONDARY LINING OF THE TUNNEL TO PROVIDE MORE ILLUMINATION.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE NEW, ILLUMINATED AND CHANGEABLE TRAFFIC SIGNS HAVE ALSO BEEN PROVIDED ON GANTRIES OVER THE TRAFFIC LANES ON THE IMMEDIATE APPROACHES TO THE PORTALS OF THE TUNNELS.

HE ADVISED MOTORISTS TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE NEW SIGNALS. THE DOWNWARD POINTING GREEN ARROWS INDICATE WHICH LANES ARE OPEN TO TRAFFIC DIAGONAL RED CROSS SIGNALS INDICATE WHICH LANES ARE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC AND GREEN ARROWS POINTING OBLIQUELY DOWNWARDS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT MEAN THAT MOTORISTS SHOULD MOVE INTO THE RIGHT-HAND OR LEFT-HAND LANE AS INDICATED BY THE ARROWS.

THE SPOKESMAN URGED MOTORISTS NOT TO DRIVE FAST IN THE TUNNELS, AND REMINDED THEM THAT THE SPEED LIMIT IN THE TUNNELS REMAINS UNCHANGED AT 30 MILES PER HOUR.

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