TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1982
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MA ON SHAN DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT AWARDED
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THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) AWARDED ANOTHER MAJOR CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACT AS PART OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN AT MA ON SHAN.
THE CONTRACT, WORTH ABOUT $100 MILLION, WAS SIGNED THIS AFTERNOON BY MR K. AUSTIN, DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, AND MR LEE HA SHIN, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF KOREA SHIP BUILDING AND ENGINEERING CORPORATION.
IT CALLS FOR THE FORMATION OF ABOUT 60 HECTARES OF LAND AT MA ON SHAN.
MR AUSTIN SAID THAT ABOUT 26 HECTARES OF THE LAND WOULD BE FOR PUBLIC HOUSING, INCLUDING THE HOME OWNERSHIP AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SCHEMES, 15.5 HECTARES WOULD BE FOR PRIVATE HOUSING, AND 9.5 HECTARES FOR GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USES.
IN ADDITION, HE SAID, THERE WOULD BE ABOUT 4.5 HECTARES FOR INDUSTRIAL USES AND 4.5 HECTARES FOR OPEN SPACES.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOME 1.2 KILOMETRES OF SEAWALLS, 600 METRES OF OPEN CHANNEL AND ASSOCIATED STORMWATER DRAINS.
THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 42 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF GASCOIGNE FLYOVER
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THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGE ON GASCOIGNE ROAD FLYOVER WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 1 AM AND 5 AM ON THURSDAY (MAY 13) FOR ROAD WORKS.
DURING THE CLOSURE, NORMAL TRAFFIC WILL BE MAINTAINED ON GROUND LEVEL ROADS.
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