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FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1989

DETAILS OF HILLSIDE ESCALATOR WORKS PUBLISHED

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OF CENTRAL

AND RESUMPTION DETAILS OF ROAD AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS LAND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PLANNED ESCALATOR LINK BETWEEN AND THE MID-LEVELS WERE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE SAFE AND PHYSICALLY WAS TO PROVIDE

CONVENIENT,

WALK PEDESTRIAN ROUTE SO AS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO AREAS AND HELP REDUCE THE GROWTH IN VEHICLE USE.

THE

IS

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COVERED

LINK TRAVELATORS AND STAIRCASES.

ELEVATED

ESCALATOR LINK DEMANDING

LESS BETWEEN THE TWO

WALKWAY

WITH ESCALATORS,

EXISTING WALKWAY AT CONNAUGHT ROAD

BANK SENG

BUILDING,

IT WILL EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL PASSING THROUGH THE NEW HANG VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, THROUGH THE CENTRAL MARKET BUILDING, OVER ROAD CENTRAL, ABOVE COCHRANE STREET AND HOLLYWOOD GROUND LEVEL AT THE NORTHERN END OF SHELLEY STREET.

ACCESS FROM GROUND LEVEL TO THE ELEVATED

AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS.

AND

OVER

DES QUEEN'S DOWN то

WALKWAY 13

PROVIDED

THE LINK CONTINUES AT GROUND LEVEL UP SHELLEY

THEN

WITH A PEEL

STREET,

CAINE

OVER MOSQUE JUNCTION, NEW FOOTBRIDGE OVER STREET AND ROBINSON ROAD AND TERMINATES AT CONDUIT ROAD.

ROAD;

THE PROPOSED ROADWORKS INCLUDE:

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CONSTRUCTION OF A

300-METRE-LONG COVERED

FOOTBRIDGE WITH

TRAVELATORS ABOVE COCHRANE STREET AND HOLLYWOOD ROAD FROM CENTRAL MARKET BUILDING то THE THE SOUTH FACADE OF THE NORTH END OF SHELLEY STREET;

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CONSTRUCTION OF

COVERED

ESCALATORS AND/OR

STAIRCASES AT QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, LEADING TO THE ABOVE FOOTBRIDGE WELLINGTON STREET, LYNDHURST TERRACE AND SHELLEY STREET;

AND

RECONSTRUCTION OF SHELLEY STREET BETWEEN HOLLYWOOD ROAD

AND PROVISION OF SEVEN COVERED AT-GRADE

MOSQUE

STREET

ESCALATORS;

REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING FOOTBRIDGE OVER CAINE ROAD BY A ACCESS NEW FOOTBRIDGE WITH COVERED ESCALATOR AND STAIRCASES FROM GROUND LEVEL;

CONSTRUCTION OF A

MOSQUE FROM

COVERED 135-METRE-LONG

FOOTBRIDGE WITH ESCALATORS ABOVE SHELLEY STREET AND PEEL STREET FROM STREET TO ROBINSON ROAD AND ASSOCIATED COVERED ACCESS GROUND LEVEL;

RECONSTRUCTION AND