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FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1990

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DIRECT ACCESS ROAD FOR KAM TSIN VILLAGERS

RESIDENTS IN KAM TSIN VILLAGE IN SHEUNG SHUI WILL HAVE A DIRECT ACCESS ROAD WHEN A $1 MILLION ROAD-BUILDING PROJECT IS COMPLETED EARLY NEXT YEAR.

INVOLVES THE

THE PROJECT, DIVIDED INTO TWO PHASES, CONSTRUCTION OF A VAN TRACK FROM CASTLE PEAK ROAD TO KAM TSIN VILLAGE, RUNNING PARALLEL TO A SECTION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD.

"THE VILLAGERS HAVE MADE REPEATED REQUESTS FOR AN ACCESS ROAD.

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I AM GLAD THAT WITH THE CONSENT OF THE RELEVANT LANDOWNERS FOR WORKS ON PRIVATE LAND, THE PROJECT CAN GO AHEAD, THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM HUI, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

PHASE ONE INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO VEHICULAR BRIDGRS ACROSS STREAMS AT KAM TSIN VILLAGE. WORK STARTED TODAY AND WILL TAKE FOUR MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

ROAD SURFACING WORK IN PHASE TWO IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND

NOVEMBER.

"THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT HAS ALLOCATED $500,000 FOR THE PROJECT. ANOTHER $500,000 IS PROVIDED UNDER THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE'S LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME," MR HUI SAID.

THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE'S WORKS SECTION, WHICH IS ALSO SUPERVISING THE WORK.

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SECOND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR GOVT CRAFT SIGNED

WILL BE CONTRACT WITH

CONGESTION IN THE SLIPWAYS IN THE GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD RELIEVED FOLLOWING THE SIGNING OF A SECOND MAINTENANCE A PRIVATE SHIPYARD TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE THREE-YEAR TERM CONTRACT, AWARDED ΤΟ HONG KONG UNITED DOCKYARDS LTD, PROVIDES 21 STEEL-HULL GOVERNMENT CRAFT WITH SCHEDULED AND EMERGENCY REPAIRS, INCLUDING THE SUPPLY OF MATERIALS AND SPARE PARTS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT SAID: "THIS SECOND TERM CONTRACT, AT AN ANNUAL COST OF $8 MILLION, WILL EASE CONGESTION IN THE GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD AND SHOULD IMPROVE THE AVAILABILITY OF THE WHOLE GOVERNMENT FLEET WHICH HAS SOME 500 CRAFT.

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