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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989..

ON

THE

PROGRAMME, FESTIVAL

MR LAN INTO COMMITTEE HAD PUT A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT CATERING TO ALL RESIDENTS, YOUNG AND OLD.

THE SAID

ORGANISING THIS WITH A VIEW то

INCLUDES

THE

THE PROGRAMME ALSO "APART FROM ENTERTAINING ITEMS, SERVICE ACTIVITIES, WHICH WILL NOT ONLY ENABLE RESIDENTS TO SHARE FUN

THE

ENCOURAGE OF

THE FESTIVAL, BUT ALSO SERVE

COMMUNITY,

FOSTER THEIR SENSE RESIDENTS TO TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY BUILDING AND OF BELONGING TO THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID.

H

COST MORE THAN $540,000 AND NOTING THAT THE FESTIVAL WOULD

YEAR LIGHTING THAT THE EXPENSES FOR THE DISTRICT'S CHRISTMAS AND NEW

MAJOR ACTIVITIES DECORATIONS AMOUNTED TO $640,000, MR LAN SAID THESE

POSSIBLE BY MADE

OF

DISTRICT SUPPORT

RESIDENTS, ORGANISATIONS AND SHOP OWNERS, WITH THE DISTRICT BOARD ALSO PLAYING LEADING ROLE.

WERE

THE

A

EARLIER,

MR LAN

CEREMONIALLY

FESTIVAL LIGHTING DECORATIONS,

SWITCHED ON THE DISTRICT'S

COST OF BUILDING AND MAINTAINING ROADS UP 40%

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THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT WOULD SPEND $2.7 BILLION IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR ON CAPITAL WORKS PROJECTS AND MAINTENANCE WORKS, AN INCREASE OF 40 PER CENT OVER LAST YEAR'S EXPENDITURE.

THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS, MR KWEI SEE-KAN, SAID THIS TODAY (FRIDAY) AT A YEAR-END MEET-THE-MEDIA SESSION.

THE TOTAL ROAD SPACE HAD ALSO INCREASED BY 23 PER CENT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, HE SAID.

MR KWEI SAID THIS YEAR THE DEPARTMENT HAD COMPLETED SUCH MAJOR PROJECTS AS THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR STAGE IFI FROM SHAU ΚΕΙ WAN TO CHAI WAN, THE NEW PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER AND THE HARCOURT ROAD FLYOVER.

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IT IS SIGNIFICANT THAT 70 PER CENT OF OUR CAPITAL WORKS BUDGET IS BEING SPENT ON NINE MAJOR PROJECTS OUT OF 50 WHICH ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

"THESE INCLUDE KWUN TONG BYPASS PHASES II AND III AND PRINCE EDWARD ROAD INTERCHANGE WHICH WOULD CONNECT EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING WITH TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL. HE SAID.

"

CONSTRUCTION OF ROUTE 5 BETWEEN SHA EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY MARCH NEXT YEAR.

TIN AND TSUEN WAN WAS

/ON THE