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PRIDA, JUNZ 27, 1986

THE OTHER UC MEMBERS NAMED ARE DR RONALD D.B. LEUNG, MR TONG KAM-BIU AND MR CHOW WAI-KEUNG.

THEY WILL JOIN RC MEMBERS MR WAI HON-LEUNG, DR TANG SIU-TONG, MR TANG PUI-TAT AND MR CHEUNG CHI-YUEN ON THE JOINT COMMITTEE.

THE FIRST MEETING OF THE UC-RC KHKC STEERING COMMITTEE WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY (JULY 3), WHEN THEY WILL ESTABLISH THE COMMITTEE'S TERMS OF REFERENCE.

THEY WILL ALSO FORMULATE A TERRITORY-WIDE PUBLICITY AND OPERATIONAL PLAN WHICH INCLUDES A CLEAN BEACH PHASE AND A TERRITORY-WIDE CLEAN SCHOOL COMPETITION.

EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING INCLUDED IN ZONING PLAN

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THE KOWLOON ENTRANCE OF THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING AND THE PROPOSED TOLL PLAZA HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN AMENDMENTS TO THE OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR CHA KWO LING, YAU TONG AND LEI YUE MUN.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD SAID THE AMENDMENTS, PUBLISHED TODAY (FRIDAY), INCLUDED BOTH THE ROAD AND THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY SYSTEMS OF THE TUNNEL IN THE CHA KWO LING AREA.

+THE TUNNEL WILL BE IN THE FORM OF AN IMMERSED ROAD-RAIL TUBE CONNECTING QUARRY BAY ON HONG KONG ISLAND WITH CHA KWO LING IN BAUT KOWLOON, HE SAID,

+ACCESS ROADS LEADING FROM THE TUNNEL TOLL PLAZA WILL JOIN

THE LE YUE MUN ROAD AT AN INTERCHANGE.+

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED: THE RAIL CROSSING WILL JOIN THE EXTENDED MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY'S KWUN TONG LINE AT THE NEW LAM TIN MTR STATIO.. AND CONNECT WITH AN INTERCHANGE AT QUARRY BAY STATION.

+THIS NEW RAIL SYSTEM WILL RELIEVE THE PREVAILING CONGESTION AT THE NATHAN ROAD CORRIDOR AND SHORTEN THE JOURNEY BETWEEN HONG KONG ISLAND AND EAST KOWLOON.

+THE TUNNEL IS SCHEDULED TO BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC IN LATE 1937 AND THE NEW ROAD AND RAIL LINKS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON DEVELOPMENT IN THE EASTERN KOWLOON AREA,+

OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN INCLUDE THE REZONING OF A ROAD RESERVE AND ADJOINING AREAS FROM +POSSIBLE LEI YUE MUN ROAD EXTENSION+ TO GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY, GREEN BELT, OPEN SPACE AND VILLAGE-TYPE DEVELOPMENT+ TO REFLECT THE IR PROPOSED AND EXISTING USE.

PROPOSE.

THE PLANNING AREA'S NORTH-EASTERN AND SOUTH-EASTERN BOUNDARY AND THE LEI YUE MUN VILLAGE BOUNDARY HAVE ALSO BEEN AMENDED.

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