FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1994
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SIR HAMISH SAID HONG KONG WAS UNDERGOING RAPID DEVELOPMENT WITH MANY OF THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS TAKING PLACE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
"THE POPULATION IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES PROJECTED TO INCREASE BY 31 PER CENT BETWEEN NOW AND 2000.
"OUR DECISION TO BUILD THE NORTH DISTRICT HOSPITAL THE GROWING DEMAND FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES IN THIS REGION,
SIR
SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HAMISH PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT.
CAREFULLY
IS
RECOGNISES HE SAID.
MONITOR THR
CHAIRMANSHIP
OF
THE
BEEN
ANY
"A STEERING
UNDER THE JOINT COMMITTEE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE AND THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS HAS ΤΟ EXPEDITE ESTABLISHED TO OVERSEE PROGRESS O THE PROJECT AND DECISIONS REQUIRED, HE SAID.
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IMPROVEMENT TO TUEN MUN ROAD
THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS AUTHORISED A PROJECT то IMPROVE TUEN MUN ROAD.
THE PROJECT INCLUDES WIDENING THE ROAD AT FOUR UPHILL SECTIONS FOR OF THE TSUEN WAN-BOUND CARRIAGEWAY TO PROVIDE ONE ADDITIONAL LANE SLOW MOVING HEAVY VEHICLES.
A FULL LANE-WIDTH HARD SHOULDER AND A VERGE FOR STREET
TRAFFIC SIGNS AND EMERGENCY TELEPHONES
ALSO BE WILL
LIGHTING, PROVIDED.
THE FOUR SECTIONS ARE AT SAM SHING BUT, SO KWUN WAT. ΤΑΙ LAM AND TING KAU. TRAFFIC CONGESTION WAS ALREADY BEING EXPERIENCED IN THE MORNING RUSH HOURS AT THESE SECTIONS OF THE TSUEN WAN-BOUND CARRIAGEWAY.
OF
THERE
IS
THE SITUATION WOULD CONTINUE TO WORSEN UNTIL THE COMPLETION THE
AS SUCH, COUNTRY PARK SECTION OF ROUTE 3 IN LATE 1998. AN URGENT NEED TO IMPROVE TUEN MUN ROAD.
OF
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CLIMBING LANES WILL BRING THE CAPACITY SECTIONS THE UPHILL SECTIONS UP TO THE SAME CAPACITY AS THE LEVEL THUS INCREASING THE OVERALL CAPACITY OF THE ROAD BY 15 PER CENT,
THE PROJECT WILL BF CONSTRUCTED UNDER A "DESIGN CONTRACT SO THAT WORKS CAN START AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME.
AND
BUILD"
WORKS ARE EXPECTED TO START IN LATE MAY AND WILL IN LATE 1996.
BE
COMPLETED
A NOTICE ABOUT THE AUTHORISATION OF THE PROJECT BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
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