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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1992

WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY SCHEME AUTHORISED

THE

IS GOVERNMENT

TO GAZETTE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) THE AUTHORISATION OF THE SCHEME TO BUILD THE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY AFTER SHOULD THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL'S DECISION THAT OBJECTIONS TO THE SCHEME NOT BE UPHELD.

THIS WILL TAKE THE ROAD PROJECT A FURTHER STEP FORWARD FUNDS WILL BE SOUGHT FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN DUE COURSE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE EXPRESSWAY.

AND

THE

SUN

THE DUAL THREE-LANE EXPRESSWAY WILL BE BUILT ON NEW RECLAIMED LAND IN WEST KOWLOON TO PROVIDE A FAST ROAD LINK BETWEEN MEI FOO CHUEN AND THE FUTURE WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING.

WILL IT

BE BUILT WITH QUIET ROADSIDE BARRIERS TO REDUCE TRAFFIC NOISE.

AS

ROAD SURFACE MATERIAL

AND

THE

EXPRESSWAY STREET

ADDITIONAL NOISE MITIGATION MEASURE, AN WILL SET BACK FROM MEI FOO SUN CHUEN, NAM CHEONG ESTATE, FERRY AND MAN CHEONG STREET.

SPECIAL STAMPS HERALD COCK YEAR

ANNOUNCED ISSUED

ON

PAGLIARI, MICHELANGELO SPECIAL STAMPS WOULD BE OF THE COCK".

THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT A SET OF JANURAY 7 ON THE THEME OF "YEAR

MR

OF LUNAR NEW YEAR THIS IS THE SEVENTH IN THE CURRENT SERIES SPECIAL STAMP ISSUES RELEASED BY THE POST OFFICE SINCE THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT IN 1987.

$5.

THERE WILL BE FOUR DENOMINATIONS

80 CENTS, $1.80,

$2.30 AND

A SOUVENIR SHEET INCORPORATING THE FOUR

STAMPS WILL ALSO BE

ISSUED.

A STAMP BOOKLET CONTAINING SIX BACH OF THE 80 CENTS STAMPS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT $18.60 EACH.

AND $2.30

THE STAMPS WERE DESIGNED BY MR KAN JOH. ENSCHEDE OF THE NETHERLANDS.

AND TAI-KEUNG

PRINTED BY

DISPLAY AT THE GENERAL POST THEY WILL BE PUT UP FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AND SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE FROM DECEMBER 28.

OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ON SALE AT ALL POST EXCEPT THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE, FROM DECEMBER 28 AT $1 EACH.

OFFICES,

/ADVANCE ORDERS

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