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KOWLOON WEST

SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES,

PRINCE EDWARD ROAD,

SAN PO KONG.

KWUN TONG

TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1979

TEL.: 3-201652

KWUN TONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICE BUILDING,

TUNG YAN STREET,

SECOND FLOOR.

TEL. 3-898520

TSUEN WAN

CHARTERED BANK BUILDING,

THIRD FLOOR,

TSUEN WAN.

TEL.: 12-422096

TUEN MUN

39 TAK CHING COURT,

TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.

TEL.: 12-818443

SHA TIN INTERCHANGE TAKING SHAPE

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TRAFFIC GOING INTO AND THROUGH SHA TIN WILL BE MUCH IMPROVED THIS SUMMER FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE INTERCHANGE AT TAI WAI.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT WORK ON THE INTERCHANGE AND THE ASSOCIATED ROAD WORKS, COMPRISING A SECTION OF A TRUNK ROAD FROM LOWER SHING MUN ROAD TO SHING MUN RIVER NEAR TAI WA! AND TWO PRIMARY DISTRIBUTOR ROADS, IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE.

ON COMPLETION IN AUGUST, THE TRUNK ROAD WILL IMPROVE TRAFFIC GOING THROUGH SHA TIN NEW TOWN WHILE THE TWO PRIMARY DISTRIBUTOR ROADS WILL LINK UP WITH THE EXISTING ROADS IN THE AREA.

THE INTERCHANGE FORMS PART OF A $21.4 MILLION CONTRACT FOR LAND FORMATION, ROADS AND DRAINAGE IN AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF TAI WAI.

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