XN000022-1978-11-10 — Page 5

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1978.

TAI PO TO GET NEW BUS TERMINUS

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WORK ON A NEW BUS TERMINUS FOR CENTRAL TAI PO IS EXPECTED TO START EARLY NEXT YEAR.

ON COMPLETION, THE SCHEME WILL CATER FOR THE MUCH NEEDED OFF-STREET BUS TERMINUS FACILITIES AND WILL SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN TAI PO.

THE WORK COMPRISES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR-BAY BUS TERMINUS OF ABOUT 0.5 HECTARE IN AREA, A BUS CANTEEN/REGULATOR'S OFFICE AND THE ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS.

TENDERS WERE INVITED TODAY AND WORK WILL START IN JANUARY 1979. IT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE THE WORK.

THE WORK HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE HIGHWAYS (N.T.) DIVISION OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

ROAD PROJECT NEARS END

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WORK ON THE LAST STAGE OF WIDENING POK FU LAM ROAD BETWEEN THE WEST ENTRANCE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND POKFIELD ROAD BUS TERMINUS, WILL BEGIN EARLY NEXT YEAR.

THIS IS THE FINAL SECTION IN THE OVERALL SCHEME TO WIDEN THE WHOLE LENGTH OF POK FU LAM ROAD INTO A FOUR-LANE CARRIAGEWAY TO COPE WITH THE INCREASED TRAFFIC NEEDS.

INITIALLY, THE 620-METRE SECTION WILL BE WIDENED TO FOUR LANES FOR MOST OF ITS LENGTH. HOWEVER, FOR THE SECTION FRONTING THE UNIVERSITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING BUILDINGS, THE ROAD WILL BE WIDENED TO THREE LANES ONLY, AND WORK ON THE FOURTH LANE WILL BE

IMPLEMENTED AFTER THE DEMOLITION OF THESE BUILDINGS IN ABOUT 1982.

A NEW ACCESS ROAD LEADING TO THE WATER WORKS INSTALLATIONS AT ELLIOT FILTERS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED NEAR THE POKFIELD ROAD BUS TERMINUS.

TENDERS FOR THIS STAGE OF WORK WERE INVITED TODAY. CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN JANUARY 1979 AND TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE WORK HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE HIGHWAYS (HONG KONG) DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS

DEPARTMENT.

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