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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1990

MR KWONG SAID THE SUBSIDIARY ROADS TO BE PROVIDED INCLUDED TWO ONE-WAY DISTRIBUTOR ROADS CONNECTING THE TWO INTERCHANGES AND A TWO-WAY SERVICE ROAD FROM TAI TONG ROAD ΤΟ CONNECT THE KONG TAU INTERCHANGE, WHEREBY TRAFFIC TO AND FROM YUEN LONG TOWN COULD HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE NEW BYPASS.

THE BYPASS WOULD BE BUILT то EXPRESSWAY STANDARD WITH NO FRONTAGE ACCESS AND WITH HARD SHOULDERS ON BOTH SIDES, HE SAID.

"IT WOULD HAVE CONCRETE BARRIERS AT THE CENTRAL RESERVE AND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD FOR SAFETY AND NOISE REDUCTION PURPOSES.

"ADEQUATE AND APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS, CARRIAGEWAY MARKINGS, EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICES AND ROAD LIGHTING SYSTEM ALONG THE ROADS WOULD BE PROVIDED.

"SIX SETS OF VEHICULAR BRIDGES WOULD BE BUILT TO BRING THE BYPASS OVER THE EXISTING NULLAHS AND ROADS AND THERE WOULD BE EIGHT PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASSES TO PROVIDE ACCESS ACROSS THE BYPASS.

"A TOTAL OF SIX LARGE CROSS ROAD DRAINS AND EXTENSION OF THE YUEN LONG EASTERN NULLAH WOULD ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED, HE SAID.

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MR KWONG SAID IN GENERAL, THE BYPASS WAS TO BE BUILT ON EARTH EMBANKMENTS WITH FILL MATERIAL OBTAINED FROM THE TAI TONG EAST BORROW

AREA.

A FILL SITE AT CHEUNG NGAU SHAM WOULD BE FORMED FOR DEPOSITION OF MATERIALS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION.

AT THE SAME TIME A TWO-WAY HAUL ROAD WOULD BE BUILT TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING VAN TRACK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE VILLAGERS.

A NOTICE ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED YUEN LONG BYRASS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE PLANS AND SCHEME CAN BE INSPECTED AT THE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT OFFICES:

* CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE,

SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, ENTRANCE LOBBY, HONG KONG;

CENTRAL ENQUIRY WEST WING, MAIN

*

YUEN LONG DISTRICT LANDS

OFFICES, YUEN LONG GOVERNMENT

OFFICES AND TAI KIU MARKET, NINTH FLOOR, 2 KIU YUEN LONG; AND

LOK SQUARE,

*

YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE, YUEN LONG DISTRICT BRANCH BUILDING, 269 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, YUEN LONG.

OFFICE

ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO OBJECT TO THE PROPOSED WORKS SHOULD WRITE TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG NOT LATER THAN NOVEMBER 20 THIS YEAR.

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