SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1982
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CONSTRUCTION OF FANLING BYPASS
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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WILL START WORK IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR ON A MAJOR ROAD PROJECT - FANLING BYPASS.
THE PROJECT MAINLY INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE-KILOMETRE DUAL THREE-LANE NEW TRUNK ROAD FROM WO HOP SHEK TO THE WEST OF THE ROAD JUNCTION OF FAN KAM ROAD AND SAN FUNG AVENUE, WHICH WILL FORM PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROUTE.
ALSO INCLUDED WILL BE THE CONSTRUCTION OF CYCLE-TRACKS, FOOTPATHS AND ROAD SIDE AMENITY AREAS ALONG THE ROAD AND PEDESTRIAN SUBWAYS AND FOOTBRIDGES TO PROVIDE SAFE CROSSINGS FOR RESIDENTS IN THE TOWN.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS PROJECT, THE ROAD JUNCTIONS AT PAK FUK TSUEN ROAD AND FANLING PLAYGROUND ROAD AND AT TAI PO ROAD AND FAN KAM ROAD AND A SECTION OF TAI PO ROAD BETWEEN FAN LENG NAM WAT AND FAN KAM ROAD WILL BE RECONSTRUCTED.
IN ADDITION, A 250-METRE-LONG SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD TO THE WEST OF FAN KAM ROAD AND A 400-METRE-LONG SECTION OF SAN FUNG AVENUE AT ITS JUNCTION WITH TAI PO ROAD TO THE NORTH OF THE EXISTING KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSING WILL BE CLOSED AFTER ALTERNATIVE ROUTES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.
A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED UNDERTAKING WAS PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT MUST SEND HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SO AS TO REACH HIS OFFICE NOT LATER THAN FEBRUARY 22, 1982.
SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY
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SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON MONDAY NIGHT (JANUARY 25) FOR THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY IN VICTORIA HARBOUR.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (JANUARY 22), A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT EDINBURGH PLACE EAST BETWEEN HMS TAMAR AND QUEEN'S PIER AND MOUNT AUSTIN ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 7 PM AND 11 PM.
FENWICK STREET NORTH OF GLOUCESTER ROAD- HARBOUR ROAD WEST OF FLEMMING ROAD- AND WAN CHAI FERRY PIER AREA WILL ALSO BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM.
IN ADDITION, THE ROOFS OF THE STAR FERRY AND CITY HALL CAR PARKS WILL BE CLOSED FOR PARKING BETWEEN 7 PM AND 11 PM.
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