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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1979

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THE PARTY ALSO SAW SOME OF THE PWD'S HIGHWAYS PROJECTS, SUCH AS AP LEI CHAU BRIDGE, ABERDEEN TUNNEL, THE CANAL ROAD FLYOVER EXTENSION AND THE HILL ROAD FLYOVER.

WORK ON THE $60 MILLION AP LEI CHÂU BRIDGE, WHICH LINKS THE SMALL ISLAND WITH ABERDEEN, IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED.

IT IS EXPECTED TO BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC AT THE END OF JANUARY NEXT YEAR.

AT THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL THE PARTY DROVE ABOUT 1.5 KILOMETRES INTO THE TUNNEL FROM THE NORTH PORTAL AT HAPPY VALLEY.

THE VISITORS SHOWED KEEN INTEREST IN THE PROJECT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 1981.

TODAY'S VISIT IS AIMED TO PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUB-COMMITTEE WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE AT FIRST HAND PROGRESS ON VARIOUS PROJECTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+EACH YEAR THE SUB-COMMITTEE HOLDS TWO MEETINGS TO REVIEW PROGRESS ON PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME, AND TO CONSIDER NEW ITEMS FOR INCLUSION IN THE PROGRAMME,+ HE ADDED.

THE PUBLIC WORKS SUB-COMMITTEE COMPRISES THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE (CHAIRMAN), MR ROGER LOBO, MR LI FOOK-WO, MR JOHN BREMRIDGE, MR FRANCIS TIEN, MR CHEN SHOU-LUM, MISS LYDIA DUNN, DR HENRY HU, MR LEUNG TAT-SHING THE REV. PATRICK MCGOVERN, MR PETER C. WONG, MR HU FA-KUANG, MR WONG PO-YAN AND THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. MR DAVID MCDONALD. THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMITTEE IS MR C.K. TAYLOR OF THE FINANCE BRANCH.

THE UMELCO MEMBERS TAKING PART IN THE TOUR TODAY WERE MR ALEX WU, MR WONG LAM AND DR HO KAM-FAI,

ACCOMPANYING MEMBERS OF THE PWSC AND UMELCO ON THE VISIT WERE THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MR WILLIAM BELL THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT, MR DAVID STEAD THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ARCHITECT, MR JOHN AITKEN, AND THE PWD'S TECHNICAL SECRETARY, MR JOHN MARSHALL.

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