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TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1988

ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG

KONG'S ROAD SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY FOR CROSS BORDER TRAFFIC, MR JACOBS SAID THAT HONG KONG, AS A GATEWAY TO CHINA PARTICULARLY SOUTHERN CHINA, WOULD NEED TO BE FULLY PREPARED FOR THESE CHANGES AND MUST PLAN AHEAD IN ORDER TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE ANTICIPATED INCREASES IN TRADE FLOWS.

"MAN KAM TO ROAD IS BEING WIDENED TO PROVIDE NORTHBOUND LANE, SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY THE END OF

AN ADDITIONAL THIS MONTH.

DUAL TWO-WAY

"WORKS TO WIDEN SHA TAU KOK ROAD TO A STANDARD CARRIAGEWAY WILL HOPEFULLY COMMENCE THIS FINANCIAL YEAR WITH A VIEW TO COMPLETION IN TWO YEARS' TIME.'

IN ADDITION TO IMPROVEMENT WORKS AT MAN KAM TO AND SHA TAU KOK, THE LONGER TERM SOLUTION IS TO OPEN UP A THIRD CROSSING POINT AT LOK MA CHAU.

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THIS NEW BORDER LINK WILL HAVE TWO ADJACENT BRIDGES ACROSS SHENZHEN RIVER, WITH THE NORTHERN SECTION TO BE BUILT BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND THE SOUTHERN SECTION BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

THE JOINT DEVELOPMENT, EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY EARLY

1990, HAS A PLANNED CAPACITY FOR 40,000 VEHICLES A DAY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE TOTAL CROSS BORDER DAILY CAPACITY FROM THE EXISTING 12,000 VEHICLES TO OVER 50,000.

"ON PRESENT PROJECTIONS, THIS SHOULD TAKE US TO THE END OF CENTURY, MR JACOBS SAID.

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ON RAIL LINKS WITH CHINA, MR JACOBS SAID THAT WITH THE IMMINENT COMPLETION OF DOUBLE TRACKING BETWEEN PEKING AND CANTON, HONG KONG COULD EXPECT FURTHER INCREASES IN FREIGHT TRAFFIC FROM CHINA.

CONSTRAINED

"OUR ABILITY TO TAKE ON ADDITIONAL RAIL CARGO BY THE AVAILABILITY OF FREIGHT HANDLING FACILITIES AT HUNG HOM.

"WORKS ARE IN HAND BY THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING FREIGHT YARD AND STUDIES ARE REING CARRIED OUT TO LOOK INTO LONGER TERM POSSIBILITIES FOR EXPANSION.

"WE HAVE ALSO STARTED A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RAILWAY SPUR TO SERVE THE CONTAINER PORT IN KWAL CHUN TO LINK UP THE CONTAINER AND RAIL TERMINALS, HE SAID.

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MR JACOBS BELIEVED THAT WITH THE BLUEPRINTS FOR DEVELOPMENTS SOON TO BE AVAILABLE, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE PLACED TO ENSURE HONG KONG'S COMPETITIVENESS WITH THE REST WORLD AND SO KEEP HONG KONG MOVING.

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