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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1992

WORSENED BY ATTRIBUTABLE

WHILE THE TRAFFIC NOISE PROBLEM FACED BY THE OCCUPANTS OF SOME RESIDENTIAL AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN THE AREA MIGHT BE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IN TUEN MUN WEST, THIS WOULD NOT BE TO THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN AREA 38 ALONE, HE ADDED.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION MEASURES RECOMMENDED IN THE STUDY INCLUDE THE REPROVISIONING AND EXTENSION OF THE SUBMARINE OUTFALL AND THE EMERGENCY BYPASS OF THE PILLAR POINT SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT.

RECOMMENDATIONS ALSO INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BYPASS ALONG THE CASTLE PEAK FOOTHILLS BETWEEN BUTTERFLY ESTATE AND WONG CHU ROAD TO REDUCE TRAFFIC NOISE NEAR THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS ALONG LUNG MUN ROAD.

IN ADDITION, FUTURE OPERATORS AT THE SIA WILL BE SUBJECT TO SEPARATE, PROJECT SPECIFIC AND DETAILED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS AT THE PROJECT PLANNING STAGE.

"THE TRANSPORT IMPLICATIONS ASSESSED UNDER THE STUDY INDICATE THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS WOULD IMPACT MAINLY ON LUNG MUN ROAD, WONG CHU ROAD AND TUEN MUN ROAD EASTBOUND TOWARDS TSUEN WAN AS WELL AS NORTHBOUND TOWARDS YUEN LONG," MR EASON SAID.

HE SAID IMPROVEMENT MEASURES WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BEFORE THE SIA AND RTT FULLY DEVELOPED INCLUDED:

* DUALLING OF THE SECTION OF LUNG MUN ROAD POINT AND THE WESTERN PART OF AREA 38; AND

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* IMPROVING GRADE-SEPARATED INTERCHANGES AT KEY JUNCTIONS, INCLUDING THE ONES AT WONG CHU ROAD/LUNG MUN ROAD AND WONG CHU ROAD/TUEN MUN ROAD.

SUCH IMPROVEMENT WORKS ARE SCHEDULED TO START IN EARLY 1994. THE FIRST ONE IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY EARLY 1996 AND THE SECOND, TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN STAGES OVER FIVE YEARS.

MR EASON NOTED THAT THE LONG-TERM EXTERNAL TRANSPORT IMPLICATIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF AREAS 38 AND 47 (WHERE A RTT WILL BE BUILT) WERE BEING INVESTIGATED IN DETAIL UNDER THE TUEN MUN PORT DEVELOPMENT STUDY.

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HE SAID A LONGER TERM IMPROVEMENT TO PROVIDE A BY-PASS WONG CHU ROAD TO THE PART OF LUNG MUN ROAD SOUTH OF MELODY GARDEN WAS SCHEDULED TO START IN EARLY 1994 AND BE COMPLETED BY 1999.

"THIS, TOGETHER WITH THE ROUTE 3 COUNTRY PARK SECTION, SHOULD PROVIDE EFFECTIVE RELIEF FOR TUEN MUN ROAD,' MR EASON SAID.

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