TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1986
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OTHER IMPROVEMENTS WILL INCLUDE PROVIDING A CLIMBING LANE OR PASSING BAYS ON STEEPER GRADES, REALIGNMENT OF SECTIONS OF ROAD ON SHARP CURVES, PROVISION OF FOOTPATHS, CAR PARKING AREAS, BUS LAYBYS AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FACILITIES, AND LANDSCAPING.
THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL REQUIRE CUT SLOPE WORK AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION OF EARTH RETAINING STRUCTURES ALONG THE ROAD.
DUE TO THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF THE ROAD, WORK WILL BE PLANNED SO AS TO MAINTAIN TWO-WAY TRAFFIC DURING CONSTRUCTION, ALTHOUGH SOME ONE-WAY WORKING WILL BE NECESSARY AT NIGHT,
CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR STAGE ONE IS EXPECTED TO START IN APRIL AND TAKE ABOUT 21 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED ON BEHALF OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BY HARRIS AND SUTHERLAND (FAR EAST) CONSULTING ENGINEERS.
TEMPORARY HK-CHINA FERRY TERMINAL SET UP
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THE FORMER MACAU FERRY TERMINAL IN CENTRAL WILL BE USED AS A TEMPORARY HONG KONG-CHINA FERRY TERMINAL FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO EASE THE PRESSURE AND HEAVY WORKLOAD ON THE EXISTING TAI KOK TSUI FERRY TERMINAL.
INITIALLY, 18 SMALL CRAFTS PLYING BETWEEN HONG KONG AND JIANGMEN, SHEKOU, ZHONGSHAN AND ZHUHAI, WILL BE USING THE NEW FACILITY BETWEEN THE OPERATIONAL HOURS OF 7 AM AND 8 PM DAILY.
AN IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT ONLY
10 OFFICERS, OPERATING ON TWO SHIFTS COULD BE PROVIDED TO WORK AT THE TERMINAL.
+THIS IS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE MAXIMUM DAILY PASSENGER CAPACITY IS ABOUT 7 200, PROBLEMS MAY ARISE FROM THE INEVITABLE CROWDING OF PASSENGERS DURING WEEKENDS AND LONG HOLIDAYS.
+THE SITUATION WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED AND THE STAFFING SITUATION KEPT UNDER REVIEW, HE SAID.
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+HOPEFULLY. WE SHALL SEE AN IMPROVEMENT WHEN THE NEW CHINA FERRY TERMINAL IN CANTON ROAD IS COMPLETED IN 1987, HE ADDED.
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