XN000022-1987-02-13 — Page 2

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1987

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FINAL PHASE OF HUNG HOM BAY RECLAMATION PROPOSED

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A PROPOSAL ON THE SECOND AND LAST PHASE OF RECLAMATION WORK AT HUNG HOM BAY TO PROVIDE A FURTHER 26.5 HECTARES OF LAND WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

ABOUT 23.2 HECTARES OF THE LAND WILL BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL- RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT-INSTITUTION-COMMUNITY FACILITIES; OPEN SPACE AND THE REPROVISIONING OF THE EXISTING HUNG HOM FERRY PIERS AND FERRY CONCOURSE.

OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL SHOULD BE SENT IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS BY APRIL 12.

AT PRESENT, WORK ON THE FIRST PHASE, WHICH INVOLVES 20.5 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED NEAR THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY TERMINAL BUILDING, IS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY.

IT WILL BE USED TO EXPAND THE RAILWAY'S KOWLOON GOODS YARD.

WORK ON THE $14.8 MILLION PROJECT STARTED IN JULY LAST YEAR AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1988.

WORK TO START ON FINAL SECTION OF IEC

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CONSTRUCTION OF THE FINAL SECTION OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR FROM SHAU KEI WAN TO WING TAI INTERCHANGE IS EXPECTED TO START IN MAY.

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR BUILDING THE 800-METRES-LONG DUAL TWO-LANE ELEVATED ROAD AND ABOUT 1.6 KILOMETRES OF DUAL TWO-LANE GROUND-LEVEL ROAD.

SLIP ROADS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE CORRIDOR FROM A KUNG NGAM, HENG FA CHUEN DEVELOPMENT AND WING TAI ROAD.

LOCAL SERVICE ROADS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT A KUNG NGAM TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION IN THE AREA.

LANDSCAPE WORKS, DRAINAGE, SEWERAGE AND OTHER SERVICES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 1990.

SITE FORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR STARTED IN 1976 AND THE FIRST STAGE, COSTING $485 MILLION, WAS OPENED IN JUNE 1984.

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