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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1987

GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL PROJECT

THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL PROJECT WHICH IS TO LINK NORTH-EAST KOWLOON WITH SHA TIN.

THE WORKS WILL COMPRISE A 3.9 KILOMETRE-LONG TWIN TUBE WITH TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION, RUNNING UNDER TATE'S CAIRN DIAMOND HILL IN KOWLOON AND SIU LEK YUEN IN SHA TIN.

IN KOWLOON, THE MAIN APPROACH ROAD WILL CONNECT THE THE KWUN TONG BYPASS AND SLIP ROADS WILL LEAD TO AND CHEUNG ROAD AND PRINCE EDWARD ROAD EAST.

TUNNEL, BETWEEN

TUNNEL ΤΟ FROM LUNG

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IN SHA WILL BE NEAR THE

IN SHA TIN, THE MAIN APPROACH ROAD WILL CONNECT THE TUNNEL THE T5 TRUNK ROAD AND AN INTERCHANGE WILL ALLOW LOCAL TRAFFIC TIN TO GAIN ACCESS TO AND FROM THE TUNNEL. THE T5 TRUNK ROAD EXTENDED SOUTHWARDS TO TO SHEK TO CONNECT WITH SHA TIN ROAD PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL.

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THE TUNNEL TOLL PLAZA AND ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS INTERCHANGE WILL BE LOCATED AT THE SHA TIN PORTAL OF THE TUNNEL.

FINANCED BEGIN

ΤΟ BB PART OF THE PROJECT, INCLUDING THE TUNNEL, IS AND OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO IN MID-1988 AND BE COMPLETED BY 1992.

A NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED WORK WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE PLANS AND SCHEME CAN BE SEEN AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AT THE DISTRICT OFFICES, WEST WING, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, HONG KONG;

10TH FLOOR, LANDS OFFICE/KOWLOON EAST, YAU MA TEI CAR PARK BUILDING,

SHA TIN, 2 250 SHANGHAI STREET, KOWLOON; THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE,

THE WONG ΤΑΙ SIN TUNG LO WAN HILL ROAD, SHA TIN, NEW TERRITORIES;

OFFICES

KING BUILDING, DISTRICT OFFICE, SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT

FUK BRANCH OFFICE, GROUND STREET, SAN PO KONG, KOWLOON AND THE CHOI WAN

HOUSE, CHOI WAN ESTATE, KOWLOON; FLOOR, CHEUNG BOR

THE SHA TIN

DISTRICT OFFICE, 6TH FLOOR, KCR

NEW HOUSE, SHA TIN STATION,

BRANCH TERRITORIES; THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE, KWUN TONG DISTRICT

DURING OFFICES BUILDING, TUNG YAU STREET. 3RD AND 4TH FLOORS, KOWLOON OFFICE HOURS.

WORKS

OBJECTS TO THE ANY PERSON WHO

то SHOULD WRITE

THE EAST WING, 2ND SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG BEFORE FEBRUARY 9, 1988.

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