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TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1989

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THE PROJECT IS PART OF THE FIVE-YEAR URBAN FRINGE

(UFI) PROGRAMME IN THE DISTRICT.

IMPROVEMENT

ΤΟ

WORKS INCLUDE THE RECONSTRUCTION OF 680 METRES OF VAN TRACK PROVIDE A 3.5 METRE-WIDE CARRIAGEWAY WITH PASSING PLACES, TURNING AREA AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE.

THE RECONSTRUCTED TRACK WILL PROVIDE IMPROVED ACCESS FROM ЯНА TAU KOK ROAD TO TUNG KOK WAI VIA AN EXISTING SERVICE ROAD TO MA WAT.

CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL BEGIN EARLY NEXT MONTH AND TAKE SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED AND WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE WORKS SECTION OF THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE. ON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION, IT WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT FOR MAINTENANCE.

PROGRAMME,

MR HUI SAID THE UFI

WHICH WAS STARTED IN

1987, AIMED то PROVIDE RESIDENTS IN THE RURAL NEW TERRITORIES WITH FACILITIES COMPARABLE TO THOSE IN THE NEW TOWNS AND URBAN AREAS.

"IT IS INTENDED то BE COMPLEMENTARY TO THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION'S LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME UNDER WHICH MOST OF THE VILLAGE ACCESS ROADS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WERE

CONSTRUCTED, IMPROVED AND MAINTAINED BY THE RELEVANT DISTRICT

OFFICES.

"WITH AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES AND PRDESTRIANS USING THE VILLAGE ROADS, IT IS NECESSARY TO UPGRADE SOME OF THEM ΤΟ PROPER DESIGN AND SAFETY STANDARDS.

"THE AVAILABILITY OF PROPER ACCESS ROADS WILL ALSO ENABLE THE VILLAGERS TO ENJOY FACILITIES SUCH AS MINIBUS SERVICES, AND THERE WILL BE ACCESS FOR FIRE ENGINES AND OTHER EMERGENCY VEHICLES, SAID.

MR HUI

UNDER THE UFI PROGRAMME, A VAN TRACK IN SHEUNG SHUI WAS RECONSTRUCTED LAST YEAR, PROVIDING IMPROVED ACCESS FROM CASTLE ROAD VIA AN EXISTING SERVICE ROAD TO TSUNG PAK LONG VILLAGE.

PEAK

OTHER UFI PROJECTS UNDER PLANNING TO IMPROVE VAN TRACKS INVOLVE PING KONG IN SHEUNG SHUI AND AT SHUNG HIM TONG TONG HANG AND SIU HANG IN FANLING.

COTTAGE

AREA,

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