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MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1987

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KEUNG SHAN ROAD ON LANTAU TO BE IMPROVED

ISLAND ARE TO BE FOUR SECTIONS OF KEUNG SHAN ROAD ON LANTAU IMPROVED TO INCREASE TRAFFIC CAPACITY AND ENHANCE ROAD SAFETY.

ROAD NEAR THE

SECTIONS OF THE

10, 10-1/2, 10-3/4 AND 12 MILESTONES ARE TO BE WIDENED TO A STANDARD TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY.

MINIMUM

WIDTH

OF

THE WHOLE OF

METRES AND

WHEN THIS WORK IS COMPLETED, HAVE A

SIX ACCOMMODATE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC MORE EASILY.

WILL

KEUNG SHAN ROAD

BE

ΤΟ ABLE

THE WORK IS PART OF THE PHASED IMPROVEMENTS ROAD, CHEUNG SHA TO KEUNG SHAN'

t

PROJECT.

TO SOUTH LANTAU

IT IS DUE TO COMMENCE IN AUGUST AND TAKE ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS

COMPLETE.

TO

TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING WHICH SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY NOON ON JULY 17.

WATER STORAGE FIGURE

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 63.3 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 371.220 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 311.090 CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 53.1 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

MILLION