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FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1992

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CONSTRUCTION OF WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING PROPOSED

THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO CONSTRUCT THE WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING BETWEEN THE WESTERN RECLAMATION AT SAI YING PUN ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION.

IT IS THE THIRD CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL LINKING HONG KONG ISLAND WITH KOWLOON.

VITAL AS AN AIRPORT CORE PROJECT, IT IS A

PART OF ROUTE TERRITORIES GIVING ACCESS TO THE NEW

AND,

BY

WITH CONNECTING LANTAU FIXED CROSSING ON TSING YI ISLAND, THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK KOK.

3.

THE

LAP

TO THE TUNNEL WILL BE ABOUT TWO KILOMETRES FROM PORTAL AND THE TUBE ALONE IS 1.36 KILOMETRES LONG.

PORTAL

VENTILATION BUILDINGS ARE SEAWALL ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HARBOUR.

ΤΟ BE

CONSTRUCTED,

ΤΟ CLOSE

THE

A FREE-FLOW INTERCHANGE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE WESTERN

CONNECTIONS RECLAMATION AT SAI YING PUN, PROVIDING SLIP ROAD

BETWEEN EXTENSION OF THE TUNNEL, CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST AND A PROPOSED ELEVATED ROUTE 7 BETWEEN RUMSEY STREET FLYOVER AND WATER STREET.

A TOLL PLAZA AND AN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING WILL BE LOCATED ON THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING WILL BE IN EARLY 1997, PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF THE NEW кок.

AIRPORT AT

COMPLETED CHEK LAP

DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED WORKS IS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

GOVERNMENT

PLANS SHOWING THE PROPOSED WORKS CAN BE SEEN AT GOVERNMENT OFFICES DURING OFFICE HOURS:

THE

FOLLOWING

* THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

* THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, KOWLOON WEST, 10TH FLOOR, YAU MA

TEI CARPARK BUILDING, 250 SHANGHAI STREET, KOWLOON.

* THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT OFFICE, GROUND FLOOR, MIDDLE ROAD

CARPARK BUILDING, 15 MIDDLE ROAD, KOWLOON.

* THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, HONG KONG WEST, 19TH FLOOR,

SOUTHORN CENTRE, 130 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSAL MUST SEND HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG NOT LATER MAY 5 THIS YEAR, DESCRIBING

AND MANNER IN ALLEGES HE WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSAL.

HIS

INTEREST

WHICH

THAN HE

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