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FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1993

MR LEUNG SAID WITH A DESIGN SPEED OF 100 KILOMETRES PER HOUR, THIS NEW SECTION OF THE CIRCULAR ROAD WOULD REDUCE THE AVERAGE JOURNEY TIME FROM YUEN LONG TO SHEUNG SHUI FROM ONE HOUR ΤΟ LESS THAN 20 MINUTES AND SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.

HE ADDED THAT THE NEW ROAD HAD A NEW DIRECT LINK FROM TIN SHUI WAI JOINING WITH CASTLE PEAK ROAD AT SHUI PIN WAI.

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, MR LEUNG SAID THE YUEN LONG/TUEN MUN EASTERN CORRIDOR WAS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY AUGUST THIS YEAR AND THE YUEN LONG SOUTHERN BYPASS IN OCTOBER 1994.

"ALL THESE REPRESENT AN INVESTMENT OF $2.7 BILLION IN ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES WHICH WILL PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS DUAL CARRIAGEWAY CIRCLING MOST OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, SAID.

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MR LEUNG WAS JOINED BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS, MR LAU WONG-FAT, MR ZACHARY WONG WAI-YIN AND DR TANG SIU-TONG,

IN UNVEILING A PLAQUE AT THE CEREMONY. ALSO PRESENT WAS THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS, MR YEUNG KIM-CHOY.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE CIRCULAR ROAD BEGAN IN 1984. PHASE 1, II AND III OF THE PROJECT WERE COMPLETED IN 1987, 1989 AND 1991 RESPECTIVELY.

THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD AU TAU ΤΟ FAN KAM ROAD SECTION HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY BINNIE CONSULTANTS LTD, WILBUR SMITH & ASSOCIATES AND HARRIS & SUTHERLAND (F.E.), CONSULTING ENGINEERS, WHO ALSO SUPERVISED THE WORKS ON BEHALF OF THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMent.

THIS LAST PHASE OF THE ROAD WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC FROM 10 AM TOMORROW (SATURDAY). MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED ΤΟ NOTE THE SPEED LIMITS AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS AS DISPLAYED BY APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS.

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1993 GAZETTED

THE MERCHANT SHIPPING {SAFETY) (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1993, WHICH WAS ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY, WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

THIS ORDINANCE ALLOWS SURVEYS TO BE CONDUCTED ON FOREIGN REGISTERED PASSENGER SHIPS ENGAGED IN NON-INTERNATIONAL VOYAGES WHICH BEGIN AND END WITHIN THE WATERS OF HONG KONG WITHOUT CALLING AT ANOTHER PORT.

THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MARINE YAN-CHI, SAID:

(SHIPPING), MR JOHN TSE

/"UNDER INTERNATIONAL