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TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1987
OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE PROGRAMME INCLUDE AN EIGHT-STOREY BLOCK IN SAI KUNG, THE 27-STOREY HARBOUR BUILDING IN CENTRAL AND THE 56-STOREY QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
THE HARBOUR ROAD DEVELOPMENT SCHEME, OCCUPYING 20 000 SQUARE
IS THE LARGEST GOVERNMENT COMPLEX IN HONG KONG.
METRES,
THE FIRST BUILDING UNDER THE SCHEME WAS A SUB-DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION COMPLETED LAST JUNE. THE SECOND, A 30-STOREY TOWER BLOCK TO BE USED AS DISTRICT AND MAGISTRATES' COURTS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES, IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED NEXT MONTH.
THE FINAL BUILDING IS STILL IN THE PLANNING STAGE.
HARBOUR ROAD WILL EVENTUALLY BE LINKED TO VARIOUS PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS BY FOOTBRIDGES AND WALKWAYS.
THE COST OF THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT IS ESTIMATED AT $1.3 BILLION.
NEW ROADS PLANNED FOR MA ON SHAN
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NEW ROADS TOTALLING 1.7 KILOMETRES ARE TO BE BUILT IN MA ON SHAN TO PROVIDE VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO DEVELOPMENT AREAS.
THE WORK WILL INVOLVE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO DUAL TWO-LANE ROADS, TOTALLING 1.2 KILOMETRES.
THEY WILL RUN WESTWARD FROM LOK WO SHA TO LINK WITH OTHER ROADS UNDER CONSTRUCTION TO FORM A ROAD NETWORK TO MA ON SHAN TOWN CENTRE.
ALSO PROPOSED IS A 500-METRE, THREE-LANE ROAD LEADING TO A FUTURE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME DEVELOPMENT.
IN ADDITION, A NEW FOOT-CYCLE BRIDGE, THREE NEW FOOT-CYCLE SUBWAYS AND TWO PEDESTRIAN SUBWAYS WILL BE BUILT ALONG THESE ROADS.
OTHER WORKS WILL INCLUDE FOOTPATHS, CYCLE TRACKS, TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN AIDS, EARTHWORKS, DRAINAGE, PAVEMENTS AND RETAINING WALLS.
EXISTING FOOTWAYS AND TRACKS WILL BE CLOSED. HOWEVER, TEMPORARY ALTERNATIVE FOOTPATHS WILL BE MAINTAINED DURING CONSTRUCTION TO MINIMISE INCONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC.
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