MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1981
$57-MILLION TO IMPROVE ROADS AND DRAINAGE
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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY AWARDED A $57-MILLION CONTRACT TO HARBOUR ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED TO IMPROVE ROADS AND DRAINAGE IN THE ON LOK TSUEN AREA IN FANLING.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY MR C.W.D. TAYLOR, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE TAI PO AND FANLING NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY,
THE PROJECT, FORMING PART OF THE FANLING NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDES THE DUPLICATION OF ABOUT 800 METRES OF THE EXISTING SHA TAU KOK ROAD TO FORM A DUAL, TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY WITH THREE SUBWAYS.
IN ADDITION, ABOUT THREE KILOMETRES OF LOCAL ROADS WILL BE BUILT, ALONG WITH DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE AND A FOOTPATH/CYCLETRACK NETWORKS.
FOOTBRIDGES FOR TSIM SHA TSUI ****
TWO STEEL FOOTBRIDGES ARE TO BE BUILT ACROSS SALISBURY SAD AND CHING YEE ROAD IN EAST TSIM SHA TSUI, TO PROVIDE SAFE CROSSING POINTS FOR PEDESTRIANS.
A $20-MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE WORK WAS TODAY AWARDED TO FRANKI CONTRACTORS LIMITED BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
IT WAS SIGNED BY MR H.S. KWONG, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE HIGHWAYS (KOWLOON) DIVISION, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY,
THE TWO FOOTBRIDGES, EACH ABOUT 300 METRES LONG, WILL BE ADJACENT TO THE SHANGRI-LA HOTEL AND HOLIDAY INN HARBOUR VIEW HOTEL.
THE FOOTBRIDGES WILL BE COVERED TO PROTECT PEDESTRIANS FROM THE WEATHER.
THE WORK WILL START LATER THIS MONTH AND TAKE ABOUT ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE.
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