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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1982

HEATED POOL AT FANLING RE-OPENING TOMORROW

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ONE OF THE HEATED POOLS AT THE FANLING PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX WILL BE RE-OPENED TOMORROW (SATURDAY) ON COMPLETION OF ANNUAL MAINTENANCE WORK.

THE POOL WILL BE OPEN FOR THREE SESSIONS DAILY -- FROM 9 AM TO 11.30 AM, FROM 12.30 PM TO 3 PM AND FROM 3.30 PM TO 6 PM, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.

MEANWHILE, AN AIR SUPPORT STRUCTURE IS BEING PUT UP OVER THE HEATED MAIN POOL AT THE COMPLEX.

THE STRUCTURE, WHICH WILL SHELTER SWIMMERS FROM THE COLD WIND IN WINTER, IS EXPECTED TO BE READY BY EARLY NEXT YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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TAC MEMBERS INSPECT AIRPORT TUNNEL AND ROADS

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MEMBERS OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, LED BY THE CHAIRMAN, MR H.M.G. FÖRSGATE THIS AFTERNOON INSPECTED THE AIRPORT TUNNEL AND ITS APPROACH ROADS, WHICH FORM A FAST COMMUNICATION LINK BETWEEN SOUTH KOWLOON AND THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS OF KWUN TONG. THIS LINK IS BEING COMPLETED IN STAGES, THOUGH THE TUNNEL ITSELF WAS OPENED TO TRAFFIC EARLIER THIS YEAR.

THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT, MR F.E. SHORT, AND THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT HIGHWAY ENGINEER, MR H.C. BEATON TOGETHER WITH THE PROJECT ENGINEERS, EXPLAINED THE LAY-OUT PLANS AND FACILITIES TO THE VISITORS.

THE 1 260-METRE AIRPORT TUNNEL ROAD. IS ABOUT 91 METRES BELOW THE RUNWAY AND EMERGES IN KOWLOON BAY RECLAMATIONLI 17 18 LINKED' THE OTHER END TO THE TRAFFIC STREAM IN TO KWA WARJODA 20

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ACCESS TO THE TUNNEL IS HELPED BY A SERIES OF ROAD INTERCHANGES, GROUND-LEVEL AND ELEVATED CARRIAGEWAYS, FOOTBRIDGES, AND PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR SUBWAYS.

WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS ARE HOUSED SOPHISTICATED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WHICH CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR AND CONTROL TRAFFIC USING THE TUNNEL AND THE APPROACH ROADS.

VISUAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION CAMERAS, WHILE THE ACTUAL NUMBER AND SPEED OF VEHICLES IN THE TUNNEL ÁRE FED IN BY ELECTRICAL DETECTORS SET INTO THE ROAD SURFACE.

MOTORISTS ARE GUIDED BY DIRECTION SIGNS, LANE SIGNALS AND AUTOMATIC BARRIERS WHICH CAN BE VARIED INSTANTLY TO HELP THEM GET OUT OF THE WAY OF BREAKDOWNS OR ACCIDENTS.

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