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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1982

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NEW ROADS FOR TUEN MUN

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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANS TO WIDEN AND RE-ALIGN A SECTION OF LUNG MUN ROAD BETWEEN BUTTERFLY BEACH AND PILLAR POINT TO PROVIDE A DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY AND TO CONSTRUCT FIVE NEW ROADS OF A TOTAL LENGTH OF ABOUT 2.1 KILOMETRES ON RECLAIMED LAND NEAR PILLAR POINT, TUEN MUN.

THE SCHEME FORMS PART OF THE CONTINUING PROGRAMME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN UNDERTAKEN BY THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.

A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED WORKS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

A PLAN SHOWING THE PROPOSED WORKS CAN BE SEEN AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING MAIN ENTRANCE, THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE AND THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE TUEN MUN BUILDING, CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TUEN MUN, NEW TERRITORIES.

ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSAL MUST SEND HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS WITHIN TWO MONTHS.

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN CAUSEWAY BAY

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NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN CAUSEWAY BAY FROM 10 AM ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 7) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MTR CAUSEWAY BAY STATION.

UNDER THE ARRANGEMENTS, EAST POINT ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.

LOCKHART ROAD BETWEEN CANNON STREET AND EAST POINT ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED TWO WAYS, AND CANNON STREET FROM LOCKHART ROAD TO GLOUCESTER ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE WAY NORTHBOUND.

WESTBOUND VEHICLES ALONG HENNESSY ROAD WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TURN LEFT INTO PERCIVAL STREET SOUTHBOUND,

HOWEVER, THE EXISTING LEFT TURN BAN FROM PERCIVAL STREET SOUTHBOUND INTO HENNESSY ROAD EASTBOUND WILL BE LIFTED.

THE TRAFFIC LANE ON THE WESTBOUND TRAM TRACK OF HENNESSY ROAD BETWEEN PERCIVAL STREET AND EAST POINT ROAD WILL BE RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR TRAMS.

CMB ROUTE NOS. 17 AND 72 TRAVELLING ALONG HENNESSY ROAD WESTBOUND TOWARDS MORRISON HILL ROAD WILL HAVE TO USE CANAL ROAD EAST INSTEAD OF PERCIVAL STREET AND LEIGHTON ROAD.

/ROUTE NOS. 63