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MONDAY, JULY 11, 1988

TUNNEL PROJECT REFLECTS CONFIDENCE IN HK'S FUTURE

THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL PROJECT DEMONSTRATED LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG AND THEIR READY PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF HANG KONG'S TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, AIR MICHARL LEUNG, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE GROUND TUNNEL AT THE SIU LEK YUEN GOVERNMENT HAD A CONTINUED

BREAKING CEREMONY OF THE TATE'S CAIRN SITE IN SHA TIN, MR LEUNG SAID THE COMMITMENT TOWARDS AN EVER INCREASING EXPANSION OF THE TERRITORY'S TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE.

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"OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, EXCLUDING INVESTMENT RAILWAYS, GOVERNMENT WILL BE SPENDING OVER $6.5 BILLION ON OUR HIGHWAY NETWORK ALONE, HE SAID.

"FURTHER RAIL AND ROAD PROJECTS ARE BEING PLANNED AND EVALUATED UNDER THE SECOND COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT STUDY.

"THE RESULTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE EARLY NEXT YEAR AS A BASIS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT WELL INTO THE NEXT CENTURY.

THE GOVERNMENT HAS AWARDED A 30-YEAR FRANCHISE TO THE TATE'S TUNNEL COMPANY WHICH IS FORMED BY THE GAMMON - NISHIMATSU CONSORTIUM TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE THE TUNNEL.

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BY AUGUST 1991, THE TUNNEL IS EXPECTED TO BE OPENED AND WILL RELIEVE THE CONGESTION OF THE LION ROCK TUNNEL.

PUBLIC URGED TO JOIN THE 'PITCHING-IN' GROUP

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR H.M.G. FORSGATE, TODAY MADE AN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC TO JOIN THE 'PITCHING-IN' GROUP IN KEEPING HONG KONG CLEAN.

SPEAKING AT THE LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF VICTORIA, HE SAID THAT KEEPING HONG KONG'S ENVIRONMENT CLEAN WAS A JOINT ENTERPRISE.

"EFFORTS BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS WILL BE FUTILE WITHOUT PUBLIC SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION, HE SAID.

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/MR FORSGATE