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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1989

IMPROVEMENTS ENVISAGED IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT

TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN CENTRAL DISTRICT AND SAI YING PUN WILL BE GREATLY IMPROVED EARLY NEXT YEAR FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF ROAD WORKS AT CONNAUGHT ROAD, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR DAVID LAN, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRD CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL AT THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT.

"THE HARCOURT ROAD FLYOVER IS NOW OPEN ΤΟ TRAFFIC WHILE THE STRUCTURAL WORKS FOR THE PEDDER STREET UNDERPASS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION OF THE UNDERPASS WILL SOON BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC.

"THE WORKS FOR THE DUALLING OF CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST WILL BE COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE IN A FEW

WEEKS* TIME AND THE RUMSEY STREET FLYOVER WILL BE COMPLETED IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR, MR LAN SAID.

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HE ADDED THAT THE PROBLEM RELATED TO THE LONG-AWAITED PARK ON THE WESTERN RECLAMATION WOULD SOON BE RESOLVED IF THE PARTIES CONCERNED AGREED ON THE SITE.

"THE DISTRICT BOARD HAD EXPRESSED CONCERN WHEN CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE $62 MILLION PARK WAS SUSPENDED IN MAY THIS YEAR TO MAKE WAY FOR THE TUNNEL APPROACHES TO THE WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING," MR LAN SAID.

"A NEW SITE HAS NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS AMONG DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, THE URBAN COUNCIL AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS; AND SUBJECT TO FINAL DETAILS BEING WORKED OUT, THE WHOLE PACKAGE WOULD BE PRESENTED FOR DISCUSSION AT A FULL BOARD MEETING TO BE SPECIALLY ARRANGED IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

"THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW THE DISTRICT BOARD COULD WORK WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO RESOLVE DISTRICT PROBLEMS, HE SAID.

TURNING TO THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL, MR LAN NOTED THAT THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS WOULD BE SHARING THE FUN IN THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES OVER THE NEXT FIVE WEEKS.

THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT HAS ARRANGED A TOTAL OF 41 EVENTS FOR COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEPARTMENTS. SCHOOLS AND MORE THAN VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.

FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE THE FESTIVAL. THE COMMITTEE DISTRICT BOARD, GOVERNMENT 50 LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND

CHAIRMAN ог THE ORGANISING

MR LAN PAID TRIBUTE ΤΟ THE COMMITTEE. MR LIU LIT-FOR, FOR MOBILISING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND RAISING MORE THAN $1.5 MILLION FOR THE FESTIVAL.

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