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TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1987

IN ADDITION, INDUSTRIAL SAFETY BANNERS WILL BE ON DESPLAY THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY. AS SPECIALLY DECORATED BUSES, TRAMS, TUG BOATS AND A HELICOPTER ARE BEING DEPLOYED TO PROVIDE A VISUAL IMPACT.

SONGS ON THE SAME THEME WILL ALSO BE BROADCAST FROM A DECORATED BUS SENT TO VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL AREAS, COMPLEMENTING THE AUDIO EFFECT.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE SEVEN-DAY EVENT WILL BE A VARIETY SHOW TO BE ORGANISED IN CO-OPERATION WITH RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM AT 8 PM ON MARCH 20.

THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL OFFICIATE AT ITS OPENING WHICH WILL BE BRAODCAST LIVE ON RADIO HONG KONG THE SAME EVENING.

TENDERS INVITED FOR FURTHER NT CIRCULAR ROAD WORKS

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THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A FURTHER STAGE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD.

A 12-KILOMETRE-LONG HIGH CAPACITY TRUNK ROAD RUNNING FROM AU TAU TO FAN KAM ROAD WILL PASS THROUGH SAN WAI, MAI PO, SAN TIN AND KWU TUNG ALONG THE ALIGNMENT OF THE EXISTING CASTLE PEAK ROAD. THIS LATEST STAGE OF THE PROJECT MAKES UP ABOUT FOUR KILOMETRES FROM FAIRVIEW PARK TO MAI PO.

PHASE 1 FROM PAK SHEK AU TO FAN KAM ROAD WILL OPEN THIS MONTH. PHASE 2, FROM MAI PO TO PAK SHEK AU, IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY LATE 1988. CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE 3, FROM FAIRVIEW PARK TO MAI PO, IS SCHEDULED TO START IN JUNE AND TO BE COMPLETED BY LATE 1989. PHASE 4, FROM AU TAU TO FAIRVIEW PARK, WILL START IN LATE 1987 AND BE COMPLETED BY EARLY 1990.

A NEW BORDER CROSSING POINT FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AT LOK MA CHAU IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WILL BE COMPLETED AT THE SAME TIME AS PHASE 2 WORKS. IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO COMPLETE PHASES 3 AND 4 OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO CATER FOR THE EXPECTED INCREASE IN CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC. THIS IS PART OF THE MOST DIRECT ROUTE CONNECTING THE BORDER CROSSING WITH KWAI CHUNG CONTAINER TERMINAL.

PHASE 3 WILL INITIALLY BE A DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY WITH A TWO-WAY SERVICE ROAD ON EACH SIDE. ADDITIONAL LANES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT A LATER DATE TO WIDEN THE CARRIAGEWAY TO DUAL THREE-LANE.

GRADE SEPARATED INTERCHANGES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT FAIRVIEW PARK, MAI PO AND SAN TIN. PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED AT SAN WAI, CHUK YUEN, YAU MEI SAN TSUEN AND WAI TSAI. OTHER ASSOCIATED WORK INCLUDES DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, LANDSCAPING AND ROAD LIGHTING.

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