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FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1992

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CONSTRUCTION OF NORTH LANTAU EXPRESSWAY SECOND PHASE PROPOSED

PHASE OF THE PROPOSED TUNG CHUNG

THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO CONSTRUCT THE SECOND NORTH LANTAU EXPRESSWAY FROM KEI TAU KOK TO THE DEVELOPMENTS AND THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK.

TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE NORTH ELEMENT OF

AN EXTENSIVE TRANSPORT ΤΟ ACCESS

NEW THE

AIRPORT AND

SAID A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN LANTAU EXPRESSWAY WAS A CRUCIAL NETWORK DESIGNED TO PROVIDE DIRECT DEVELOPMENTS ON LANTAU.

"THE SECOND PHASE OF THE EXPRESSWAY IS ABOUT 2.6 KILOMETRES.

"THE WORKS WILL

INCLUDE A DUAL THREE-LANE UTILITY RESERVE AND FORMATION FOR A TWO-TRACK RAILWAY, ADDED.

CARRIAGEWAY,

AN

THE SPOKESMAN

DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED WORKS WERE GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

ARE BEING THE FIRST PHASE OF THE EXPRESSWAY, OF WHICH TENDERS

KILOMETRES LINKING TSING INVITED FOR ITS CONSTRUCTION, IS ABOUT 9.9 CHAU TSAI IN THE EAST WITH KEI TAU KOK IN THE WEST ON LANTAU ISLAND.

THE WHOLE EXPRESSWAY WILL RUN ALONG THE FULL LENGTH OF THE THE WESTERN END OF COASTLINE ON EXISTING OR RECLAIMED LAND BETWEEN

FIXED THE LANTAU

CROSSING AND THE NEW AIRPORT WITH INTERCHANGE FACILITIES AT TUNG CHUNG NEW TOWN.

AND RAIL AND CHEK LAP

UPON ITS COMPLETION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF OTHER ROAD PROJECTS, THE TRAVELLING TIME BETWEEN HONG KONG ISLAND KOK OR TUNG CHUNG COULD BE REDUCED TO ABOUT 30 MINUTES.

PLANS SHOWING PHASE II OF THE EXPRESSWAY CAN FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT OFFICES DURING OFFICE HOURS:

BE SEEN AT

THE

*

THE CENTRAL AND

WESTERN DISTRICT

SERVICE CENTRE, GROUND ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG;

FLOOR, HARBOUR

PUBLIC OFFICE,

38 BUILDING,

ENQUIRY PIER

THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE, 20TH FLOOR, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG;

HARBOUR

BUILDING,

THE ISLANDS

DISTRICT

OFFICE, MUI

WO

SUB-OFFICE,

GROUND

FLOOR, MUI WO GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 2 NGAN KWONG WAN ROAD, MUI WO, LANTAU; AND

THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE/ISLANDS, BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

19TH

FLOOR,

HARBOUR

SEND HIS

OBJECTION

ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSAL MUST IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES,

LATER THAN EAST WING, SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG NOT MAY 5 DESCRIBING HIS INTEREST AND MANNER IN WHICH HE ALLEGES BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSAL.

HE WILL

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