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FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1988

DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL WERE PUBLISHED IN A NOTICE IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE YUEN LONG TRUNK ROAD SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO TRUNK ROAD STANDARD, WITH A DESIGN SPEED OF 100 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.

THERE WILL BE A ONE-METRE WIDE MARGIN ON BOTH SIDES OF EACH CARRIAGEWAY, WHILE ALONG THE SLOW LANE THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL TWO-METRE WIDE SHOULDER TO BE USED BY VEHICLES IN AN EMERGENCY.

THE TRUNK ROAD WILL BE BUILT MOSTLY ON EMBANKMENTS AT THREE TO FOUR METRES ABOVE THE ORIGINAL GROUND LEVEL.

"THIS WILL PROVIDE SEGREGATION FROM THE EXISTING LOCAL ACCESSES, AND HELP REDUCE THE POSSIBLE NOISE POLLUTION, GENERATED BY THE EXPECTED HIGH TRAFFIC DENSITY,

ON NEARBY LOCAL VILLAGES," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

ON THE ENVIRONMENT

HE ALSO ADDED THAT TO MINIMISE THE IMPACT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, THE DESIGNS OF THE TRUNK ROAD HAVE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION THE EXISTING FEATURES AS WELL AS THE NEEDS OF VILLAGERS LIVING IN THE VICINITY.

THE SCHEME WILL ALSO PROVIDE ALONG THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE TRUNK ROAD A 3.5-METRE WIDE VILLAGE ACCESS FOR CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS. THIS ACCESS WILL BE CONNECTED TO THE AREA ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE TRUNK ROAD BY SUBWAYS AT APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS.

DRAINAGE CULVERTS ACROSS THE ROAD AND CHANNELS ALONG THE SIDES OF THE ROAD WILL BE PROVIDED

THE COLLECTION AND DISCHARGE OF RAINWATER. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THESE DRAINAGE FACILITIES WILL REDUCE THE RISK OF FLOODING AT THE AREA NEARBY.

PLANS SHOWING THE PROPOSED SCHEME CAN BE SEEN AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, HONG KONG; AT THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICES OF YUEN LONG AND TUEN MUN; AND AT THE YUEN LONG AND TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICES.

ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSAL MUST SEND HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY JUNE 21.

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