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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1993

ROAD RESURFACING WORKS TO REDUCE TRAFFIC NOISE

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REDUCING

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS GOING то LAY NOISE SURFACING MATERIAL TO FOUR SECTIONS OF ROADS IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES LATER THIS YEAR TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF TRAFFIC NEARBY RESIDENTS.

NOISE ON

THESE ROAD SECTIONS ARE AT TUEN MUN ROAD NEAR ON TING ESTATE: PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER; PRINCE EDWARD ROAD EAST NEAR CHOI HUNG ESTATE; AND KWUN TONG ROAD NEAR PING SHEK ESTATE AND ΚΑΙ YIP ESTATE.

RESURFACING WORKS ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER

NEXT YEAR.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID A TRIAL WAS CARRIED OUT IN 1987 ON A SECTION OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR NEAR CITY GARDEN.

THE RESULT PROVED THAT THE APPLICATION OF NOISE REDUCING SURFACING MATERIAL WAS VERY EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING TRAFFIC NOISE ON LEVEL ROADS WITH FREE FLOWING TRAFFIC. A REDUCTION OF ABOUT FIVE DECIBELS WAS ACHIEVED.

"SUBSEQUENTLY, THE DEPARTMENT CREATED A PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME IN 1989 TO APPLY NOISE REDUCING SURFACING MATERIAL TO 14 ROAD SECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY AFFECTING ABOUT 10,600 HOUSEHOLDS," HE SAID.

UNTIL NOW, 10 PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AT A COST OF ABOUT $22 MILLION. THESE INCLUDED SECTIONS ON THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR, THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR, LUNG CHEUNG ROAD (WONG TAI SIN), TAI PO ROAD NEAR WO CHE ESTATE AND EAST KOWLOON WAY," HE ADDED.

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AIDS FIGURES FOR THIRD QUARTER RELEASED

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A CULMINATIVE TOTAL OF 403 PERSONS WERE FOUND ΤΟ BE POSITIVE FOR THE HIV ANTIBODY TEST IN HONG KONG BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER, ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TODAY (THURSDAY).

AMONG THE 22 PERSONS FOUND TO BE HIV-INFECTED DURING THE THIRD QUARTER THIS YEAR, 19 GOT THE INFECTION SEXUALLY, WITH 13 OF THEM BEING HETEROSEXUALS.

FIVE AIDS CASES WERE REPORTED DURING THIS QUARTER.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED AIDS CASES IS 91 WITH 60 DEATHS. THE 31 OTHERS ARE EITHER UNDER COUNSELLING OR HAVE LEFT THE TERRITORY.

OF THE 403 PERSONS INFECTED, 294 GOT THE INFECTION SEXUALLY, NINE WERE INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS, AND 65 GOT THE INFECTION THROUGH CONTAMINATED BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS BEFORE 1985 WHEN HIV ANTIBODY TEST AND SAFE HEAT-TREATED CLOTTING CONCENTRATES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

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