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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1988

NEW ROAD WORKS IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN

THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANS TO CONSTRUCT ROADS, INTERCHANGES AND ASSOCIATED FOOTPATHS AND CYCLE-TRACKS IN SHA TIN AND MA ON SHAN TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SHA TIN NEW TOWN'S FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

WHEN COMPLETED IN MID 1991, THE PROPOSED WORKS TOGETHER WITH ROAD T6, THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL AND THE TOLO HIGHWAY WOULD FORM A MAJOR ROAD NETWORK CONNECTING EAST KOWLOON WITH THE NORTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES AND MA ON SHAN,

THE PROPOSED WORKS WILL MAINLY INCLUDE:

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CONSTRUCTION OF A DUAL THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY (T5) FROM TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL SHA TIN APPROACHES AT TAI SHEK KWU TO MA ON SHAN ROAD NEAR A KUNG KOK FISHERMEN'S NEW VILLAGE;

CONSTRUCTION OF AN ELEVATED ROUNDABOUT AND ASSOCIATED ROADS IN AREA 11 PROVIDING CONNECTIONS FOR ROAD T5, ROAD PI AND ROAD D17;

CONSTRUCTION OF A VEHICULAR SUBWAY FOR ACCESS TO THE TURRET HILL QUARRY;

CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND CARRIAGEWAY (T7) OF MA ON SHAN ROAD IN AREA 82 AND AREA 86 AS WELL AS UPGRADING AN EXISTING TRACK INTO A TWO-WAY DISTRICT ROAD (D17) FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH A KUNG KOK ACCESS ROAD TO THE JUNCTION OF HANG SHUN STREET AND HANG TAK STREET IN AREA 75;

BUILDING OF AN INTERCHANGE AND ASSOCIATED ROADS IN AREAS AND 86; FOOTPATHS AND CYCLE TRACKS IN AREAS 11, 51, AND 86;

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CONSTRUCTION OF THE ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONS, EARTHWORK,

DRAINAGE AND RETAINING WALLS AND OTHER ANCILLARY WORKS.

BECAUSE OF THE WORKS, SECTIONS OF ROADS WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSED.

ROADS TO BE AFFECTED INCLUDE SECTIONS OF TAI CHUNG KIU ROAD, MA ON SHAN ROAD, EXISTING ACCESS ROAD TO A KUNG KOK, FOOTPATHS AND CYCLE TRACKS NEAR MA ON SHAN ROAD, A TRACK EAST OF A KUNG KOK FISHERMEN'S NEW VILLAGE, HANG TAK STREET, FOOTPATHS AND CYCLETRACKS NEAR THE PUMPING STATION IN AREA 86, AND THE ACCESS ROAD то THE PUMPING STATION.

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