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SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 1984

FINAL WORK DUE ON CHA KWO LING ROAD

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WORK WILL START IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS FINANCIAL YEAR ON THE FINAL SECTION OF CHA KWO LING ROAD, FROM SHELL OIL DEPOT TO CHA KWO LING QUARRY.

THE PROJECT, WHICH WILL BE UPGRADED TO CATEGORY 'A' OF THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME IN MAY, INVOLVES CONSTRUCTION OF AN 1 100-METRE-LONG STRETCH OF DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY WITH FOOTPATHS AND BUS BAYS ON EACH SIDE.

A LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH SPOKESMAN SAID THE REMAINING SECTION OF CHA KWO LING ROAD HAD YET TO BE PROVIDED WITH PROPER SURFACE AND DRAINAGE.

WHEN COMPLETED, IT WOULD SERVE AS AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE BETWEEN THE KWUN TONG AND YAU TONG AREAS, FOR WHICH LEI YUE MUN ROAD WAS NOW THE ONLY LINK, HE SAID.

IT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE LOCAL ACCESS TO CHA KWO LING VILLAGE AND THE FUTURE CARGO HANDLING AREA ALONG THE WATERFRONT.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DRAINAGE ASPECTS OF THE ROAD PROJECT WOULD HELP TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE AREA, WHICH WAS PRONE TO FLOODING DURING HEAVY RAIN.

HE SAID BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF PROPER ROAD SURFACE, THE ACCESS TO PREMISES ALONG THIS STRETCH OF THE ROAD WAS OFTEN MUDDY AFTER RAIN AND THIS HAD BEEN THE CAUSE OF FREQUENT LOCAL COMPLAINT.

+AS A RESULT OF THESE CONDITIONS KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD STRONGLY SUPPORTS EARLY COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT ON ENVIRONMENTAL GROUNDS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE SAID SOME TEMPORARY HOUSES AND OTHER STRUCTURES ERECTED WITHIN THE PROJECT LIMITS WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEARED.

A TOTAL OF 1 313 PEOPLE, 428 OF THEM VICTIMS OF A FIRE WHICH OCCURRED IN THE AREA LAST DECEMBER, WOULD REQUIRE REHOUSING AND 72 BUSINESSES WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR COMPENSATION.

+ELIGIBILITY FOR REHOUSING AND COMPENSATION WOULD BE HANDLED ACCORDING TO EXISTING POLICY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

IT WAS HOPED THAT CLEARANCE COULD BE EFFECTED IN SEPTEMBER,

THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS VITAL THAT THE PROJECT SHOULD PROCEED AS PLANNED OR ELSE THERE WOULD BE DELAY IN BRINGING RELIEF TO THE INCREASING VOLUME OF TRAFFIC USING LEI YUE MUN ROAD.

ALSO, WITH