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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1978

$250 MILLION ROAD AND DRAINAGE PROJECTS FOR SHEK WU HUI-FAN LING

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THE GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT TO IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME AS WELL AS ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE SYSTEM AT FAN LING AND SHEK WU HUI AT A COST OF $250 MILL JON.

ENGINEER ING WORK ON THE FIRST PART OF THE SCHEME WILL START EARLY NEXT YEAR AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 21 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S TAI PO AND FAN LING PROJECT MANAGER, MR. BERNARD NEWMAN, SAID TODAY THE PROGRAMME FORMED PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S $2.2 BILLION PLAN TO TURN FAN LING AND SHEK WU HUI INTO MODERN TOWNSHIPS FOR 170,000 PEOPLE.

HE SAID IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS WOULD BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

+THE FIRST PART OF THE UPCOMING PROGRAMME WILL IMPROVE EXISTING SECTIONS OF THE JOCKEY CLUB AND TAI PO ROADS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FAN LING ROUNDABOUT TO DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAYS, HE SAID.

+THERE WILL ALSO BE PROVISION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIX SUBWAYS, FOUR OF WHICH AROUND THE FAN LING ROUNDABOUT, AND A FOOTBRIDGE FOR CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS.+

MR. NEWMAN SAID THE FULL PROGRAMME WILL EVENTUALLY PROVIDE

A DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY FROM TAI PO TO FAN LING.

THE ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WILL REQUIRE THE RESUMPTION OF 46,902.1 SQUARE METRES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND, 185.2 SQUARE METRES OF BUILDING LAND AND 27.9 SQUARE METRES OF TELEPHONE EXCHANGE LAND. TWO MONTHS' NOTICE OF THE LAND RESUMPTION WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.

THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. PETER JOHNSON, SAID TODAY THAT DISPLACED FAMILIES, DEPENDING ON THE IR ELIGIBILITY WILL BE OFFERED PUBLIC HOUSING ÎN FAN LING,

GENUINE CULTIVATOR-FAMILIES MAY OPT FOR A RESITE TOGETHER WITH AN EX-GRATIA REHABILITATION ALLOWANCE OF $5,000, BUT WILL FORFEIT THE IR PRIORITY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING, HE SAID,

AS THE LAND TO BE RESUMED LIES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SHEUNG SHUI/SHEK WU HUI/FAN LING OUTLINE ZONING PLAN, LANDOWNERS AFFECTED WILL BE OFFERED THE ALTERNATIVES OF LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENTS ON LETTER B TERMS AND/OR CASH COMPENSATION.

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