FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1985
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REGIONAL COUNCIL TO GET LOGO
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THE REGIONAL COUNCIL IS TO HAVE ITS OWN LOGO AFTER IT COMES INTO BEING IN APRIL NEXT YEAR.
AT THE MONTHLY MEETING OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL TODAY, AN AD-HOC COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY DR HO MAN-WU1, WAS APPOINTED TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE ORGANISATION OF AN OPEN DESIGN COMPETITION TO ACQUIRE THE LOGO.
IT WAS ALSO DECIDED THAT A PANEL OF JUDGES WILL BE FORMED TO PICK THE 10 BEST DESIGNS FOR FINAL SELECTION BY THE REGIONAL COUNCIL- IN APRIL.
DETAILS OF THE COMPETITION WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE.
ROAD SCHEME INCLUDED IN DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN
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AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT SAI YING PUN AND SHEUNG WAN OUTLINE ZONING PLAN HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY).
A BOARD SPOKESMAN SAID THE AMENDMENTS WERE NECESSARY TO INCLUDE THE UPGRADED CONNAUGHT ROAD SCHEME WHICH HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED BY CONSULTANTS TO REPLACE THE PROPOSED ELEVATED ROAD ALONG CONNAUGHT ROAD. THE SCHEME INCLUDES A FLYOVER AT RUMSEY STREET.
HE SAID THAT BEFORE APPROVING THIS AMENDMENT THE BOARD HAD GIVEN CONSIDERATION TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ALTERNATIVES, SUCH AS AN UNDERPASS, TO THE RUMSEY STREET FLYOVER.
THE CONSULTANTS HAD RECOMMENDED IN THE IR +STUDY OF THE TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE MID-LEVELS AND CENTRAL DISTRICT AN ELEVATED STRUCTURE INSTEAD OF AN UNDERPASS FOLLOWING A STUDY OF ENGINEERING IMPLICATIONS.
+A COMPARISON WAS MADE OF COST, PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION, LIKELY DISRUPTION TO EXISTING UTILITIES AND TRAFFIC FLOW AND THE COST OF POSSIBLE CONNECTION INTO THE PROPOSED WATERFRONT ROAD SYSTEM IN THE LONG TERM.
+ACCORDING TO THE CONSULTANTS' REPORT AN UNDERPASS WOULD COST $600 MILLION COMPARED WITH $165 MILLION FOR THE FLYOVER, TAKE SEVEN YEARS TO BUILD AS AGAINST FOUR YEARS FOR THE FLYOVER AND THE COST OF CONNECTING AN UNDERPASS TO THE PROPOSED WATER- FRONT ROAD WOULD BE ABOUT $56 MILLION AS AGAINST $5 MILLION FOR A FLYOVER CONNECTION, HE SAID.
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