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MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1992

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ACP TRANSPORT-RELATED. PROJECTS OUTLINED

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THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, TODAY (MONDAY) CORE GAVE A PRESENTATION ON TRANSPORT-RELATED PROJECTS OF THE AIRPORT PROGRAMME (ACP) AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON THE NEW AIRPORT AND RELATED PROJECTS.

MR LEUNG WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS, MR KWEI SEE-KAN; THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR

MR GORDON SIU; THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR CANICE MAK; AND PROJECT MANAGERS.

THE PARTY DESCRIBED THE SCOPE, TRANSPORT BENEFITS, PROGRAMME AND COST OF THE PROJECTS, WHICH INCLUDED THE NORTH LANTAU EXPRESSWAY, THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING, ROUTE 3, THE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY, THE WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING AND THE AIRPORT RAILWAY.

THE NORTH LANTAU EXPRESSWAY, PROVIDING VEHICULAR ACCESS TO NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK, WILL HAVE ADEQUATE CAPACITY TO CATER INITIAL DEVELOPMENTS ON LANTAU INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED FOR PORT PENINSULA.

THE

FOR

THE

CARRIED OUT IN

THREE ALL ΤΟ BE COMPLETED BY

CONSTRUCTION OF THE EXPRESSWAY WILL BE SECTIONS UNDER THREE MID-1996.

SEPARATE

CONTRACTS,

THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING WILL COMPRISE TWO CABLE-SUPPORTED

BY LINKED

A VIADUCT BRIDGES, THE TSING MA AND KAP SHUI MUN BRIDGES, ACROSS MA WAN ISLAND.

IS THE PROJECT

GOVERNMENT-FUNDED BUT IT

IS

INTENDED THAT

TO

THE COMPLETION

OPERATION OF THE BRIDGES WILL BE PRIVATISED PRIOR OF THE PROJECT.

LINKING THE IN

3, THE TSING YI AND KWAI CHUNG SECTIONS OF ROUTE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING TO THE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY, ARE INCLUDED THE ACP.

AND HIGH SPEED ROAD HELP TO RELIEVE THE MEET THE DEMANDS

DIRECT APART FROM PROVIDING PARTS OF A LINK TO THE NEW AIRPORT, THESE LINKS WILL ALSO EXISTING TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON KWAI CHUNG ROAD AND OF THE CONTAINER PORT IN KWAI CHUNG.

FORMING ANOTHER PART OF ROUTE 3, THE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY CROSSING WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE CAPACITY TO ENABLE THE WESTERN HARBOUR

CONGESTION IN THE TO REACH ITS FULL POTENTIAL FOR RELIEVING TRAFFIC EXISTING CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL.

IT WILL ALSO

REDUCE TRAFFIC

NEW

LEVELS SUBSTANTIALLY IN LOCAL

THE STREETS IN WEST KOWLOON AND CATER FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS ON RECLAMATION THERE.

1996.

CONSTRUCTION WILL START IN MID-1993 AND BE

COMPLETED IN LATE

/THE WESTERN