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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1986
THE COMPREHENSIVE PAMPHLET CONTAINS VITAL STATISTICS ON THE WIDE-RANGING FACILITIES AND WORK OF THE COUNCIL AND THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SUCH AS THEIR EFFORTS IN PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND SPORT PROGRAMME, ORGANISING CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS AND MAINTAINING ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE IN HONG KONG.
BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE VERSIONS OF THE PAMPHLET ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE COUNCIL'S PUBLICATION CENTRES IN ICE HOUSE STREET, CENTRAL CITY HALL LOW BLOCK KOWLOON CENTRAL LIBRARY IN PÚI CHING ROAD, KOWLOON AND ALL DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AS WELL AS DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
COPIES OF THE +1985/86 URBCO AND USD IN FIGURES+ ARE BOXED TODAY.
STANLEY BRIDGE TO BE REPLACED
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THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO REPLACE A BRIDGE KNOWN AS BRIDGE H7 ON TAI TAM ROAD IN STANLEY.
A BOX CULVERT WILL BE BUILT TO REPLACE THE BRIDGE, WHICH WILL BE DEMOLISHED.
ABOUT 120 METRES OF APPROACH ROADS WILL BE REALIGNED AND RESURFACED WITH A 5.7-METRE TO 7.9-METRE-WIDE CARRIAGEWAY AND A TWO-METRE-WIDE FOOTWAY ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 90 METRES OF ITS LENGTH.
A RETAINING WALL AND FILL SLOPE WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED.
TRAFFIC FLOW WILL BE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE WORK.
THE EXISTING BRIDGE IS A PRE-WAR STRUCTURE AND IS DETERIORATING DESPITE MAINTENANCE.
A NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED WORK HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GAZETTE.
WRITTEN OBJECTIONS SHOULD REACH THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY DECEMBER 30.
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