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FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1980

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+THE 500 METRE ELEVATED ROAD WILL RUN ALONG TUNG CHAU STREET FROM YEN CHOW STREET TO TAI KOK TSUI ROAD WHERE IT WILL LINK UP WITH ANOTHER SECTION OF FLYOVER NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION,

HE SAID.

+THE NEW ROAD WILL HAVE THREE TRAFFIC LANES IN EACH DIRECTION, AND TWO RAMPS WILL BE BUILT AT ITS NORTHERN END TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO AND FROM THE CHEUNG SHA WAN AND LAI CHI KOK AREAS, INCLUDING THE SHAM SHUI PO FERRY CONCOURSE.+

THE ASSOCIATED GROUND LEVEL ROADS AT TUNG CHAU STREET WOULD BE RE-CONSTRUCTED ON A NEW ALIGNMENT, HE ADDED.

WORK WILL BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER AND IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 28 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

+ THE ENTIRE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR SCHEME CALLS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ELEVATED ROADWAY FROM THE JUNCTION OF GASCOIGNE ROAD AND FERRY STREET IN THE SOUTH TO LAI CHI KOK ROAD IN THE NORTH,+ MR YEUNG EXPLAINED,

+UPON COMPLETION, IT WILL PROVIDE A PRIMARY DISTRIBUTOR HIGHWAY SERVING THE MAJOR TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS BETWEEN THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL AND WEST KOWLOON.

HE ADDED THAT THE SECTION OF THE ELEVATED ROAD TO BE CONSTRUCTED WOULD PROVIDE BY ITSELF A VERY DESIRABLE BYPASS FOR TRAFFIC TRAVELLING THROUGH THE CONGESTED TAI KOK TSUI AND SHAM SHUI PO AREAS.

THE SCHEME HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS, MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA, ON BEHALF OF THE PWD HIGHWAYS OFFICE.

OPERATORS WANTED FOR MAXICAB ROUTES

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS OFFERING 17 PACKAGES OF MAXICAB ROUTES TO NEW OPERATORS.

APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FROM REGISTERED OWNERS OF PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES FOR THE GRANT OF EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO OPERATE THESE ROUTES, FIVE OF WHICH ARE IN KOWLOON AND 26 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

DETAILS ARE SET OUT IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

APPLICATION MUST BE MADE ON THE APPROPRIATE FORM ENTITLED

•APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC LIGHT BUS MAXICAB ROUTE(S)+ OBTAINABLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT OFFICES, AT GUARDIAN HOUSE, 6TH FLOOR, 32 OF KWAN ROAD, HONG KONG, OR PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 9TH FLOOR, 56 DUNDAS STREET, KOWLOON, OR DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.

COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE RETURNED BY REGISTERED POST TO REACH THE DEPARTMENT IN GUARDIAN HOUSE BY 5 PM ON JULY 17 (THURSDAY). LATE RETURNS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

A SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY THE ROUTES AND DETAILS OF OPERATION, AND DOES NOT BIND ITSELF TO ACCEPT ANY APPLICATION RECEIVED.

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