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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1987

TWO TELEVISION

APIS (ANNOUNCEMENTS

IN

THE

PUBLIC VARIOUS

INTEREST) ADVOCATING THE EXPRESSING OF OPINIONS THROUGH CHANNELS AND A MORE FRUITFUL UTILISATION OF LEISURE TIME THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY, WOULD BE PRODUCED LATER IN THE YEAR.

IN ADDITION, THE SUB-COMMITTEE WILL JOINTLY PRESENT THREE EPISODES OF A TELEVISION PROGRAMME AND A VARIETY SHOW ON CIVIC EDUCATION WITH RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG IN FEBRUARY.

MEANWHILE, THE INTRODUCTORY BOOKLET ON HONG KONG FOR NEW IMMIGRANTS PUBLISHED IN AUGUST HAS RECEIVED GOOD COPIES WILL BE PRINTED LATER.

RESPONSE AND EXTRA

TENDERS INVITED FOR JUNK BAY TUNNEL EASTERN APPROACHES

WORK ON THE SECOND STAGE OF THE JUNK BAY TUNNEL EASTERN APPROACHES IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN DECEMBER.

THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A 270-METRE-LONG TRUNK ROAD LINKING JUNK BAY TUNNEL AND STAGE ONE WORKS OF THE EASTERN APPROACHES ROADWORKS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION,

A 192-METRE-LONG BALANCED CANTILEVER BRIDGE IS CONSTRUCTED TO CARRY TRAFFIC ABOVE A 40-METRE-DEEP THE EASTERN END OF JUNK BAY TUNNEL.

WOODED

ALSO TO BE

VALLEY

AT

THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF A BUS TERMINUS AREA 3 TO SERVE A PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SCHEME IN AREA 4.

IN

THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 32 MONTHS. JUNK BAY TUNNEL IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN TO TRAFFIC IN THE SECOND HALF OF 1990.

WORK ON STAGE ONE OF THE EASTERN APPROACHES ROADWORKS STARTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO FOLLOWING THE AWARD OF A $186 MILLION CONTRACT FOR RECLAMATION AND LAND FORMATION.

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