THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1988
ITS DESIGN WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT POSSIBLE CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED NEW ROAD LINK BETWEEN THE NORTH WEST NEW TERRITORIES AND KOWLOON (ROUTE X).
TO THE NORTH, IT WILL BE CONNECTED CIRCULAR ROAD BY THE PLANNED AU TAU BYPASS.
WITH THE NEW TERRITORIES
THE BYPASS, WHICH WILL CONSIST OF CYCLE TRACKS AND FOOTPATHS, IS TO BE BUILT TO TRUNK ROAD STANDARD WITHOUT FRONTAGE ACCESS.
GRADE SEPARATED CROSSINGS AND VAN TRACKS WILL BE PROVIDED WHERE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN LOCAL ACCESS.
GRADE SEPARATED INTERCHANGE FACILITIES ARE TO BE PROVIDED AT THE JUNCTION WITH CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND THE PROPOSED AU TAU BYPASS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UNDER THE AGREEMENT, THE CONSULTANTS WOULD IMMEDIATELY START WORK ON PRELIMINARY PLANNING AND DESIGN OF THE PROJECT.
THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BYPASS IS $120 MILLION.
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT ITS CONSTRUCTION WILL START IN LATE 1989 FOR COMPLETION IN 1992.
URBAN COUNCIL 'NOT TRYING TO MONOPOLISE THE ARTS IN HONG KONG'
THE URBAN COUNCIL HAS NO
INTENTION OF TRYING то MONOPOLISE CONTROL OF THE ARTS IN HONG KONG, AN URBAN COUNCIL SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
"BROADLY THE COUNCIL'S POLICY IS TO ALLOCATE ONE THIRD OF THE YEAR TO COMMERCIAL PRESENTATIONS IN ITS VENUES," SAID THE SPOKESMAN.
"HOWEVER, EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT COMMERCIAL PROMOTERS CANNOT TAKE UP THIS ONE THIRD.
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THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT, UNLIKE COMMERCIAL IMPRESARIOS, THE COUNCIL PROVIDED HEAVY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS LOCAL ART FORMS, SUCH AS THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC, THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA, AND VARIOUS LOCAL PERFORMING COMPANIES.
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