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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1983

ROAD WORKS IMPRESS VISITOR

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MR MICHAEL HARDY, PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION, WHO IS VISITING HONG KONG, TODAY SPOKE HIGHLY OF THE ROAD PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

MR HARDY TODAY VISITED THE SHA TIN-TAI PO COASTAL ROAD AND THE TAI PO BYPASS, A SECTION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD CONNECTING NORTH TAI PO WITH LAM KAM ROAD.

HE SAID THAT HE WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE SCALE AND PACE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN HONG KONG.

MR HARDY WAS ACCOMPANIED ON THE VISIT BY MR MARTIN RUDIN, TECHNICAL SECRETARY OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE MR ROBERT DICKIE OF THE TAI PO AND FANLING NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE; MR TONY BOWLEY FROM THE CONSULTANTS, PETER FRAENKEL AND PARTNERS AND MR M.T. PANG, SENIOR ENGINEER, HIGHWAYS OFFICE (NEW TERRITORIES), OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

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YESTERDAY. MR HARDY INSPECTED MAJOR ROAD PROJECTS SUCH AS THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR AND THE AIRPORT TUNNEL.

DB TO DISCUSS BUILDING MANAGEMENT ******

A REPORT ON A PILOT SCHEME ON PRIVATE BUILDING MANAGEMENT WILL DE DISCUSSED AT THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON.

MEMBERS WILL REVIEW A RECENT STUDY TOUR TO BRITAIN BY SOME BOARD MEMBERS FROM YAU MA TEI AND MONG KOK.

THEY WILL ALSO COMMENT ON THE PUTTING UP OF A SIGNPOST AT THE NEW JADE MARKET AND A CONCRETE FENCE WALL AT THE SHEK LUNG STREET FRUIT MARKET.

OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE THE ELECTION OF CHAIRMEN TO THE BOARD'S ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEES, AND A REVIEW ON DB FUNDS.

IN THE SAME AFTERNOON, THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FOOTBRIDGE AT THE JUNCTION OF SHAU KEI WAN ROAD, SHING ON STREET AND TAI ON STREET, WHICH WILL FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY STATION'S DEVELOPMENT.

MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON THE PROPOSED LAU SIN STREET FLYOVER PROJECT DESIGNED TO ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD AND THE TUNG LO WAN AREA.

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