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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1988

ADMIRALTY UNDERGROUND CARPARK PROPOSAL APPROVED

THE

THE GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED IN PRINCIPLE

CONSTRUCTION AN UNDERGROUND CARPARK AT ADMIRALTY ON A PRIVATE TREATY GRANT.

OF

AN

IN AN ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY (SATURDAY), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID A FRENCH CONSORTIUM, GTM INTERNATIONAL, WHICH HAD CONSTRUCTED MANY UNDERGROUND CARPARKS IN FRANCE, PROPOSED TO BUILD AND OPERATE UNDERGROUND CARPARK AT A SITE NEAR THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY'S ADMIRALTY STATION.

LEVELS.

THE CARPARK WILL PROVIDE 500 PARKING SPACES ON TWO UNDERGROUND

A ALLEVIATE THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE CARPARK WOULD HELP

LIKELY

IN THE ARRA SHORTAGE OF PARKING SPACES

IN FUTURE CAUSED BY NEW DEVELOPMENTS SUCH AS THE BOND CENTRE AND PACIFIC PLACE. AND RELIEVE THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC COMING FROM THE EAST.

POLICY

HE ADDED THAT IT WAS ALSO IN LINE WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S

IN URBAN AREAS OF EXPEDITING THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC PARKING SPACES BY ENCOURAGING THE

OPERATION OF CARPARKS BY THE

PRIVATE SECTOR.

DEVELOPMENT AND

IS FARMARKED FOR

GARDEN THE HARCOURT

THE IN

THE 6,800 SQUARE METRE SITE AT ADMIRALTY DEVELOPMENT OF AN URBAN COUNCIL GARDEN THE EARLY 1990'S.

PROPOSAL AND

ON A

THE URBAN COUNCIL HAS AGREED IN PRINCIPLE TO THE TO ENTRUST THE DEVELOPMENT OF HARCOURT GARDEN TO THE CONSORTIUM COST-REIMBURSEMENT BASIS.

PART OF THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE LATE THIS YEAR FOR

COMMENCE.

WORK TO

IS EXPECTED THAT THE LARPARK WILL BE COMPLETED BY THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GARDEN MAY PROCEED ON SCHEDULE.

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SPECIAL AIRPORT CHECK-IN PROCEDURKS OVER HOLIDAYS

1991, 80

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A'T

HONG

A SPECIAL CHECK-IN ARFA WILL. 131. SFT

KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR TRAVELLERS BOUND FOR CANTON, AWEILIN ANDY HAFKOEL OVER THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY PERIOD.

THE ARKA 18 AT THE WESTERN END OF THE DEPARTURES HALL OF THE PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING AND WELL BE IN OPERAT 1ON FROM TOMORROW (SUNDAY) UNTIL NEXT SUNDAY (FEBRUARY

20.

/A SPOKESMAN