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WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 27, 1989

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TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL, AHEAD OF SCHEDULF

THAT THE TATE'S CAIRN THE GOVERNOR. SIR DAVID WILSON, NOTED

WOULD PROVIDE 1991,

A FURTHER MUCH TUNNEL. WHEN COMPLETED BY MID

TIN. AND THUS RELIEVE TRAFFIC NEEDED LINK BETWEEN KOWLOON AND SHA CONGESTION IN THE PRESENT LION ROCK TUNNEL.

SIR DAVID TODAY (WEDNESDAY OFFICIATED AT THE

THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL.

BREAKTHROUGH OF

THE CONTRACTORS ARE "THIS IS REMARKABLE PROGRESS," HE SAID, ALREADY TWO MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE ON THE $2 BILLION PROJECT.

THE TUNNEL, WHEN COMPLETED, WILL BE THE LONGEST ROAD TUNNEL HONG KONG AT A LENGTH OF 3.9 KILOMETRES.

IN

THE

THE THE FORMED BY

ON DETAIL

THE PROGRESS OF THE GOVERNOR WAS BRIEFED IN

ONE. PRIVATISED

THE FRANCHISE FOR PROJECT, WHICH WAS A FULLY CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE TUNNEL WAS AWARDED LAST YEAR TO

CONSORTIUM INTERNATIONAL TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL COMPANY, AN JAPANESE, CHINESE, BRITISH AND LOCAL COMPANIES.

"THIS VENTURE EMPHASISES THE CONTINUED STRENGTH CONFIDENCE IN THE TERRITORY'S FUTURE," SIR DAVID SAID.

THAT A

NUMBER OF

GOVERNMENT SIR DAVID NOTED WOULD BE COMPLETED IN MID 1991 TO CATER FOR THE TRAFFIC THE TUNNEL.

OF INVESTORS'

ROAD

PROJECTS

GENERATED BY

THESE PROJECTS, FORMING PART OF TONG BY-PASS PHASES II AND

OPENED

INCLUDED KWUN ΤΟ HILL

AND

THE ROUTE (PHASE I BEING ALREADY

THE THE

EDWARD TRAFFIC),

INTERCHANGE,

HAMMER PRINCE

ROAD ROAD/LUNG CHEUNG ROAD INTERCHANGE, THE SHA TIN T5, T6 TRUNK ROADS THE BRIDGE OVER SHING MUN RIVER NORTH OF THE RACE COURSE.

OF A NEW

TRUNK

TIN

VIA

THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL WOULD THUS FORM PART ROUTE LINKING QUARRY BAY IN HONG KONG WITH MA ON SHAN IN SHA THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING AND THE KWUN TONG BY-PASS.

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REFLECT

ALSO

AND

KONG'S

"AT A TOTAL COST OF $3 1 BILLION, THESE PROJECTS THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE THE ROAD SYSTEM

TRANSPORT

TO INFRASTRUCTURE TO INVEST IN OUR

SUSTAIN HONG SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE FUTURE,

H THE GOVERNOR ADDED.

MR

BY THE OF HIGHWAYS,

SATO: AND

THE BREAKTHROUGH CEREMONY AT SHA TIN WAS ALSO ATTENDED SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG: THE DIRECTOR MR HAROLD BEATON; THE THE PRESIDENT OF NISHIMATSU CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, MR T. SHIBATA.

CONSUL GENERAL

OF JAPAN,

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