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SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1983

THE WORKS WILL FORM PART OF THE TSUEN WAN BYPASS PROJECT.

ALSO INCLUDED WILL BE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPORARY FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS TAI HO ROAD AND THE SURFACING OF AN AREA TO THE NEW CARGO WORKING AREA ALONG THE NEW RECLAMATION,

WORK ON THIS CONTRACT WILL COMMENCE IN MAY AND TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

MEANWHILE, THE CONSTRUCTION OF STAGE TWO OF THE TSUEN WAN BYPASS IS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR.

THE WORK INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ELEVATED ROAD FROM TEXACO ROAD TO CHAI WAN KOK IN TSUEN WAN, THE ELEVATED ROAD IS NOT ONLY AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN BUT ALSO FORMS PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES TRUNK ROAD SYSTEM.

STAGE ONE OF THE BYPASS, WHICH RUNS FROM KWAI CHUNG ROAD TO TEXACO ROAD, WAS OPENED IN JUNE 1981.

ON COMPLETION OF STAGE TWO, THE BYPASS WILL CONNECT KWAI CHUNG ROAD TO TUEN MUN ROAD TO PROVIDE A THROUGH-ROUTE FOR TRAFFIC TO TUEN MUN AND THE NORTH WEST NEW TERRITORIES, RELIEVING THE ALREADY HEAVILY CONGESTED ROADS IN TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN.

RARE SPECIES AT BIG FLOWER SHOW

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A LARGE-SCALE FLOWER SHOW FEATURING A VARIETY OF RARE LOCAL AND FOREIGN SPECIES WAS OPENED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY LADY YOUDE, WIFE OF THE GOVERNOR, AT THE FANLING RECREATION GROUND.

AMONG THE 3 000 EXHIBITS AT THE SEVENTH NORTH DISTRICT FLOWER SHOW ARE SPECIAL NARCISSUSES FROM CHINA WHICH ARE ON DISPLAY IN HONG KONG FOR THE FIRST TIME, ORCHIDS FROM THAILAND AND OTHER FLOWERS FROM AUSTRALIA.

ALSO ON DISPLAY ARE ENTRIES OF A FLOWER CONTEST COVERING SEVEN CATEGORIES: CUT FLOWERS, SCENTED CUT FLOWERS, POT PLANTS, MINIATURE POT PLANTS, AFRICAN VIOLETS, ORCHIDS AND BONSAI TYPE PLANTS.

OTHER NON-COMPETITIVE EXHIBITS ARE PROVIDED BY 16 LOCAL ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE KADOOR IE EXPERIMENTAL AND EXTENSION FARM AND FLOWER FARMS.

SPONSORED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD, THE FOUR-DAY SHOW IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, TAI PO AND FANLING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, NORTH DISTRICT ARTS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION, HONG KONG BONSAI TYPE PLANTS ASSOCIATION AND HONG KONG AFRICAN VIOLETS SOCIETY.

THE SHOW