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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1984

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VEHICULAR BORDER LINK FOR LOK MA CHAU

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THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO CONSTRUCT A BORDER LINK AT LOK MA CHAU TO CATER FOR THE INCREASING VOLUME OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC TO AND FROM CHINA.

THE PROPOSED ROUTE IS THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PROJECT, AND WILL SUPPLEMENT THE EXISTING VEHICULAR CROSSING AT MAN KAM TO.

THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE ROUTE, POSITIONED NEAR LOK MA CHAU ROAD, IS ABOUT TWO KILOMETRES AND RUNS FROM CASTLE PEAK ROAD TO THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE BRIDGE ACROSS THE SHENZHEN RIVER, BEYOND WHICH POINT THE WORKS WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SHENZHEN AUTHORITIES.

AT THE SOUTHERN END, THE PROPOSED ROAD WILL JOIN THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD AT AN INTERCHANGE NEAR THE SAN TIN POST OFFICE.

THE ROAD WILL BE CONSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DUAL TWO-LANE TRAFFIC INITIALLY, WITH ALLOWANCE IN THE DESIGN FOR WIDENING TO DUAL THREE-LANE IF AND WHEN NEEDED.

NEAR THE FRONTIER CLOSED AREA BOUNDARY - ABOUT HALF WAY ALONG THE ROUTE - WILL BE A BORDER CONTROL COMPLEX FOR CUSTOMS AND

IMMIGRATIONS.

TO ENSURE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF THE BORDER CONTROL AND THE SMOOTH FLOW OF HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES, TWO VEHICLE HOLDING AREAS WILL BE BUILT, ONE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE COMPLEX.

PHASE 1 OF THE VEHICULAR BORDER LINK PROJECT, WHICH COMPRISES THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF THE BRIDGE ACROSS THE SHENZHEN RIVER AND A SHORT LENGTH OF APPROACH ROAD, WAS GAZETTED IN JUNE THIS YEAR.

THE PRESENT PROPOSAL FORMS THE SECOND AND FINAL PHASE OF THE PROJECT FOR THE REMAINING SECTION FROM THE END OF PHASE 1 TO THE INTERCHANGE NEAR THE SAN TIN POST OFFICE.

INCLUDED IN THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PROJECT WILL BE SITE FORMATION FOR THE BORDER CONTROL COMPLEX AND THE EASTERN BRIDGE ACROSS THE RIVER. CONSTRUCTION OF THE VEHICLE HOLDING AREAS, THE FURTHER FORMATION FOR THE BORDER CONTROL COMPLEX AND THE WESTERN BRIDGE ACROSS THE RIVER WILL FOLLOW AT A LATER STAGE WHEN THE NEED ARISES.

A PLAN SHOWING THE PROPOSED WORKS CAN BE SEEN AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING LOBBY, HONG KONG; AT THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, 9TH FLOOR, 2 KIU LOK SQUARE, YUEN LONG, NE TERRITORIES; AND AT THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICE, 26 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, YUEN LONG, NEW TERRITORIES.

OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS WITHIN 60 DAYS.

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