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TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1982

* THE SLIP ROAD AT A POINT APPROXIMATELY 130 METRES SOUTH OF THE JUNCTION OF WONG NAI CHUNG ROAD WITH SPORTS ROAD LEADING TO THE CANAL ROAD FLYOVER SOUTHBOUND.

* THE SLIP ROAD LEADING TO THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL FROM WONG

CHUK HANG ROAD WESTBOUND NEAR ITS WESTERN JUNCTION WITH SHOUSON HILL ROAD.

☀ THE UNDERPASS LEADING TO THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL FROM WONG

CHUK HANG ROAD EASTBOUND A POINT APPROXIMATELY 170 METRES WEST OF ITS JUNCTION WITH NAM FUNG ROAD.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OPENING OF THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL, URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IMPOSED ON A SECTION OF ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD BETWEEN OLD MAIN STREET ABERDEEN AND ITS JUNCTION WITH CHENGTU ROAD BETWEEN 7 AM AND 12 MIDNIGHT DAILY.

SIX BUS SERVICES AND TWO MAXICAB ROUTES WILL BE USING THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL AND DETAILS OF THESE SERVICES WILL BE ISSUED TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

MEANWHILE, CHIEF TRANSPORT OFFICER/TUNNELS, MR FRED MAY REMINDED MOTORISTS THAT UNTIL THE TUNNEL INSTALLATIONS ARE IN FULL OPERATION THEY SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND IN PARTICULAR KEEP TO THE SPEED LIMIT OF 30 MPH AND OBSERVE LANE DISCIPLINE AT ALL TIME.

$220-MILLION AQUEDUCT FOR WATER FROM CHINA

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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TODAY AWARDED A $220--||! | ION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AQUEDUCT SYSTEM FROM MUK WU TO TAI LAM CHUNG AS PART OF THE FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES OF WATER FROM CHINA.

THE CONTRACT WAS FORMALLY SIGNED BETWEEN HR TOM TOMLINSON, ACTING DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES AND HR GU TIAKXUN, DIRECTOR OF THE CHINA CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORPORATION AND MR YE HAO DIRECTOR AND GENERAL MANAGER OF GUANGDONG WATER CONSERVA HYDRO-POWER ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.

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IT IS THE BIGGEST OF NINE CONTRACTS SIGNED SO FAR UNDER STAGE ONE OF THE $1 300-MILLION SCHEME TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECEIVING ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES OF WATER FROM CHINA.

MR TOMLINSON SAID, THE CONTRACT WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF 13.8 KILOMETRES OF TUNNEL MEASURING 3.4 METRES IN DIAMETER AND THE LAYING OF 6.8 KILOMETRES OF PIPELINE WITH A DIAMETER OF 2,2 METRES,

/+WHEN COMPLETED