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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1984

SPREADING THE ROAD-SAFETY MESSAGE

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A PROMOTIONAL DOUBLE-DECKER BUS WILL TOUR KOWLOON CITY TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO PUT ACROSS THE ROAD SAFETY MESSAGE TO RESIDENTS.

JINGLES AND TAPED MESSAGES WILL BE BROADCAST AS THE BUS MAKES ITS JOURNEY, STOPPING AT BUSY CROSSROADS OF HUNG HOM, TO KWA WAN, HO MAN TIN AND KOWLOON CITY TO DISTRIBUTE SOUVENIRS AND POSTERS TO PASSERS-BY.

A SEND-OFF CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT 12 NOON TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) IN FRONT OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFF ICE IN KAU PUT LUNG ROAD.

CHAIRMAN OF THE KOWLOON CITY ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, MR WONG WING-BIU AND THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR CLEMENT CHEUNG WILL OFFICIATE.

MORE ROADS FOR YUEN LONG

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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WILL BE CONSTRUCTING A 500-METRE LONG DUAL CARRIAGEWAY ROAD ALONG THE NORTH-WESTERN BOUNDARY OF LONG PING ESTATE, AND A 250-METRE LONG SINGLE CARRIAGEWAY ROAD ALONG ITS SOUTH-WESTERN BOUNDARY, IN YUEN LONG.

THE EXISTING 400-METRE LONG SINGLE CARRIAGEWAY ROAD LEADING TO YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE WILL BE WIDENED TO DUAL CARRIAGEWAY.

CYCLE TRACKS AND FOOTPATHS WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE ROADS, WHICH, WHEN COMPLETED, WILL IMPROVE ACCESS TO YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATÉ, AND EVENTUALLY BE PART OF A LINK TO THE PLANNED TIN SHUI WAI DEVELOPMENT.

THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES CONSTRUCTING A SEWAGE PUMPING STATION AND LAYING A SEWAGE MAIN TO SERVE LONG PING ESTATE AND THE ADJACENT AREAS, AS WELL AS WORKS ON AN AMENITY AREA AT PAU CHEONG SQUARE.

THE PROJECT WILL COST ABOUT $20 MILLION AND TAKE ABOUT 17 MONTAS TO COMPLETE.

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