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TUESDAY, MAY 26,

MAY 26, 1992

PROVIDE

WHEN DEVELOPMENT IS COMPLETED, THE TWO NEW AREAS WILL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING FOR ABOUT 86,000 PEOPLE TOGETHER WITH COMMERCIAL AND ANCILLIARY COMMUNITY FACILITIES.

THE PROPOSED ROAD PROJECT WILL START IN LATE 1993 AND WILL TAKE ABOUT FOUR YEARS TO COMPLETE.

LAM ROAD STILL BE

TO FACILITATE THE ROADWORKS, A SECTION OF THE PO SOUTH AND AN UNNAMED ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO VEHICLES, BUT RETAINED AS FOOTPATH. FOOTPATHS AFFECTED BY THE WORKS WILL ALSO BE CLOSED.

IN FUTURE, NEW PEDESTRIAN ROUTES WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE WORKS AREA TO LINK UP WITH FOOTPATHS IN THE SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORKS.

A NOTICE ON THE PROPOSED ROAD PROJECT LATEST GAZETTE.

THE PLAN SHOWING THE ROADWORKS CAN BE GOVERNMENT OFFICES DURING OFFICE HOURS:

IS PUBLISHED IN THE

SEEN AT THE FOLLOWING

CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE, G/F, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL;

* DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, SAI KUNG, 3/F, SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT

OFFICES, 34 CHAN MAN STREET, SAI KUNG;

*

SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, 2/F, SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 34 CHAN MAN STREET, SAI KUNG; AND

TSEUNG KWAN O SUB-OFFICE, SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, ROOM 121-122, G/F, PO NING HOUSE, PO NING ESTATE, TSEUNG KWAN 0.

ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSAL MUST SEND HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT AT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, 2/F, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, CENTRAL NO LATER THAN JULY 21, 1992, DESCRIBING HIS INTEREST AND MANNER IN WHICH HE ALLEGES HE WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSAL.

THE

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES AT

CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL FURTHER DISCUSSED

* * * * *

TO

TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) MET TODAY (TUESDAY) FURTHER DISCUSS CONGESTION AT THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL (CHT) AND OVERLOADING OF GOODS VEHICLES.

THE COMMITTEE ALSO CONSIDERED FARE INCREASES SOUGHT BY THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY (HYF).

MEMBERS NOTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALWAYS TRIED ΤΟ REDUCE AND CONTAIN CONGESTION AT CHT IN THE CONTEXT OF OVERALL CROSS HARBOUR TRAFFIC.

DEMAND

FOR

/THIS HAD