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FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1982

HENCEFORTH, PIG FARMERS CAUGHT DUMPING AND HOSING WASTE INTO THE RIVER WILL BE BROUGHT TO COURT, THE SPOKESMAN WARNED.

THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE FOR SUCH AN OFFENCE IS A $5 000 FINE AND A POSSIBLE SIX-MONTH JAIL SENTENCE.

A NUMBER OF PIG FARMERS HAVE BEEN FINED FOR THE OFFENCE AT HUNG SHUI KIU RIVER AREA DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

WORK ON CORRIDOR GETTING ON ****

WORK IS PROCEEDING SMOOTHLY ON STAGE I OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR, WHICH WILL RUN 2.3 KILOMETRES FROM VICTORIA PARK TO HEALTHY STREET WEST.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SAID +MUCH OF THE WORK DONE TO DATE HAS BEEN UNDER GROUND OR UNDERWATER, AND IS NOT VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.

+HOWEVER, SOME OF THE PIERS WHICH WILL CARRY THE ROADWAY CAN NOW BE SEEN.+

THE $485 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THIS STAGE WAS AWARDED IN NOVEMBER 1980.

MEANWHILE, PRELIMINARY SITE WORK HAS ALSO BEGUN ON PART OF STAGE 11, UNDER A $196 MILLION CONTRACT AWARDED IN NOVEMBER 1981.

THIS WORK WILL INCLUDE 850 METRES OF ELEVATED DUAL THREE-LANE HIGHWAY, 600 METRES OF WHICH WILL BE OVER THE SEA.

FURTHER WORK, UNDER A CONTRACT TO BE AWARDED IN 1982, WILL EXTEND THE CORRIDOR TO TAIKOO SHING AT GROUND LEVEL ACROSS QUARRY BAY ON LAND NOW BEING RECLAIMED.

COMPLETION OF BOTH STAGES WILL PROVIDE A FOUR-KILOMETRE DUAL THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY BETWEEN CAUSEWAY BAY AND TAIKOO SHING WITH A POTENTIAL CARRYING CAPACITY OF 10 000 VEHICLES AN HOUR - NEARLY TREBLE THAT OF KING'S ROAD.

STAGES 1 AND I ARE SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1984.

PLANNING IS PROCEEDING ON WORK WHICH WILL EXTEND THE HIGHWAY TO SHAU KEI WAN.

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