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MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1988
DB JOINT BODY TO REVIEW ON LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM
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THE TUEN MUN/YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARDS' JOINT COMMITTEE ON MONITORING LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT) SERVICES WILL DISCUSS TOMORROW (TUESDAY) FIVE PAPERS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS ON THE LRT OPERATION.
THE PAPERS WILL GIVE COMMENTS AND PROPOSALS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS
OF THE LRT SERVICE THAT MIGHT REQUIRE IMPROVEMENTS.
THESE INCLUDE VENTILATION INSIDE VEHICLE COMPARTMENTS, PLATFORM WIDTH, PEAK HOUR FREQUENCY AND ADEQUACY OF DIRECTION SIGNS AND OF HANDRAILS.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS A REQUEST FOR IMPROVEMENT OF FEEDER BUS SERVICES.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE THE LIFTING OF BOARDING AND ALIGHTING RESTRICTIONS WITHIN THE LRT SERVICE AREA FOR KOWLOON--BOUND BUSES TRAVELLING FROM TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG, AND THE ADEQUACY OF EXISTING LRT LEGISLATION IN PROTECTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE TUEN MUN/YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARDS' JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE LRT ΤΟ BEGIN AT 10.30 AM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN THE DISTRICT BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR, GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, NO. 1, TUEN HI ROAD, TUEN MUN.
GOVT BUILDING ON MONG KOK STATION PODIUM
A GOVERNMENT OFFICE BLOCK IS TO BE BUILT ON THE PODIUM KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION'S MONG KOK STATION.
OF
THE
ARCHITECTURAL
THIS WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHICH IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT.
PROPOSED
THE PROJECT ARCHITECT, MRS ALICE So, SAID THE 13-STOREY BUILDING WILL PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 10,000 SQUARE METRES OFFICE SPACE WITH A POTENTIAL EXTENSION OF 1,250 SQUARE METRES.
"IT WILL BE USED TO ACCOMMODATE THE MONG KOK DISTRICT INCLUDING A PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE, THE MONG KOK MUSIC TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND SOCIAL DEPARTMENT," MRS SO SAID.
OFFICE,
CENTRE,
WELFARE
CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN JANUARY AND COMPLETED BY FEBRUARY 1991.
BE
TENDERS FOR THE CONTRACT WORKS MUST BE THAN NOVEMBER 4 THIS YEAR.
SUBMITTED NOT LATER
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