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FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1993

MR LEUNG SAID: "THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER CAREFULLY ALL SUBMISSIONS MADE BY APRIL 30, 1993 BEFORE DECIDING ON HOW TO TAKE THE PROJECT FORWARD.

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"IT IS OUR INTENTION TO COMPLETE THE EXPRESSWAY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OUR PRESENT TARGET IS 1998/99, HE SAID.

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ON THE $1 BILLION TUEN MUN HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT SCHEME, MR LEUNG SAID AN ADDITIONAL LANE AND A HARD SHOULDER WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT FOUR UPHILL SECTIONS OF THE TSUEN WAN-BOUND CARRIAGEWAY.

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HE SAID: "THE ADDITIONAL CLIMBING LANE WILL ACCOMMODATE MOVING VEHICLES WHICH NOW CAUSE CONGESTION DURING THE MORNING PEAK HOURS."

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THE UNDER HARD SHOULDER WILL PROVIDE POLICE AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES WITH BETTER ACCESS TO DEAL WITH ACCIDENTS OR BREAKDOWNS WHICH HOLD UP TRAFFIC, HE SAID.

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IT IS EXPECTED THAT CONSTRUCTION ON THE FIRST THREE SECTIONS NEAR TUEN MUN, AND AT TAI LAM AND TING KAU WILL BEGIN IN EARLY 1994 WITH STAGED COMPLETION STARTING IN 1996.

MR LEUNG EMPHASISED THAT "THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT WILL WORK CLOSELY TO ENSURE THAT TRAFFIC DISRUPTION ALONG TUEN MUN HIGHWAY WILL BE MINIMISED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD."

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IN ADDITION, WORKS WOULD START ON SEVEN MAJOR TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS SERVING TERRITORIAL NEEDS IN 1993/94. THESE ARE:

THE YAUMATEI SECTION OF THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR,

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EXTENSION OF THE WATERFRONT ELEVATED ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF HK ISLAND TO KENNEDY TOWN,

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SMITHFIELD EXTENSION AND RELATED TRAFFIC

IMPROVEMENTS IN

THE WESTERN DISTRICT,

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A NETWORK OF FOOTBRIDGES AND SUBWAYS ACROSS FERRY STREET IN YAUMATEI,

RECONSTRUCTION OF A SECTION OF LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD,

RECONSTRUCTION OF A SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD BETWEEN FU TRI IN TUEN MUN AND SAN TSUEN IN PING SHAN AND,

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REHABILITATION OF CHAI WAN ROAD BETWEEN SHAU KEI WAN ROAD AND WING TAI ROAD.

IN ADDITION, FOUR MAJOR PROJECTS ARE DUE FOR COMPLETION WITHIN THIS YEAR. THEY ARE THE HILLSIDE ESCALATOR LINKING THE MID-LEVELS AND CENTRAL, THE YUEN LONG-TUEN MUN EASTERN CORRIDOR, STAGE 2 OF LAM KAM ROAD IMPROVEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT TO ROAD ACCESS TO PO LIN MONASTERY ON LANTAU ISLAND.

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