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FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1985

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WORK TO START ON ELEVATED ROADS

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THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) AWARDED A $160 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO ELEVATED ROADS FOR THE STAGE 111 OF THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR.

THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT HIGHWAYS ENGINEER, MR HAROLD BEATON SIGNED THE CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND MR J.J. MCNAUGHT AND MR J.G. HAMILTON FOR LEIGHTON CONTRACTOR'S PTY LIMITED.

THE WORKS INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 1 500-METRE DUAL TWO LANE ELEVATED ROAD FROM YEN CHOW STREET TO LAI CHI KOK ROAD NEAR CHEUNG MOU STREET.

ANOTHER 450-METRE ELEVATED ROAD WILL ALSO BE BUILT FROM TUNG CHAU STREET TO TONG ME ROAD.

ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT ARE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY NEAR KIU KIANG STREET AND A DOWN-RAMP NEAR BUTE STREET.

WORKS WILL START THIS MONTH.

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ON COMPLETION TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS LATER, TRAFFIC ACCESS ALONG ROUTE 2 BETWEEN SOUTH KOWLOON AND THE WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE IMPROVED AND CONGESTION IN NORTH-WEST KOWLOON WILL BE EASED.

JOINT EFFORTS HELP SOLVE TAXI, PLB PROBLEMS

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CLOSE CO-OPERATION AND CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND THE TAXI AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUS TRADES IN THE PAST YEAR HAD HELPED RESOLVE MANY OF THE DIFFICULTIES AND PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY THESE TRADES, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR JAMES SO, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE SPRING RECEPTION OF THE TRANSPORT CITY ASSOCIATIONS, MR SO SAID THE TAXI OPERATORS CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE AND THE PLB/GREEN MINIBUS OPERATORS CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE WERE VENUES FOR +FRANK AND OPEN+ DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND TAXI AND PLB TRADES RESPECTIVELY,

THROUGH THESE CONFERENCES, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXPLAIN GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO THE TRADES AND TO CONSULT THEM ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTERESTS. AT THE SAME TIME. MEMBERS OF THE TRADES WERE ABLE TO RAISE ANY MATTERS THAT AFFECTED THEIR OPERATION FOR DISCUSSION, MR SO SAID.

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