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OVER 8,000 SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS, DEAD,

THEIR STUFFED SPECIMEN, PARTS OR DERIVATIVES MEAT, SCALE IVORY OR HORN ARE PROTECTED BY THE ORDINANCE.

WHETHER ALIVE OR

SUCH

SKINS,

AS

OF

IMPORTING,

UNDER THE ORDINANCE, ANY PERSON FOUND GUILTY EXPORTING OR POSSESSING ENDANGERED SPECIES WITHOUT A LICENCE ISSUED BY AFD WOULD BE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM OF $25,000 ON FIRST CONVICTION, $50,000 PLUS SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT ON SUBSEQUENT CONVICTIONS.

AND

BE

FURTHER ENQUIRIES ON THE NEW CONTROLS AND THE ORDINANCE CAN

2123 OR DIRECTED TO THE AFD'S FAUNA CONSERVATION SECTION ON TEL 733 733 2284.

ROUTE 3

-

COUNTRY PARK SECTION TO BE CONSTRUCTED

APPROACH ROAD}

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO CONSTRUCT THE ROUTE COUNTRY PARK SECTION (TAI LAM TUNNEL AND YUEN PHASE I WORKS.

BETWEEN TING

KAU AND THE

OF

NEW ROUTE 3 WILL BE

THE COUNTRY PARK SECTION TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD AT AU TAU IS A VITAL PORTION CONNECTING THE BORDER WITH KOWLOON AND HONG KONG ISLAND AND CONSTRUCTED TO EXPRESSWAY STANDARDS.

THREE- THE

THE PHASE I WORKS, UPON COMPLETION, WILL PROVIDE A DUAL LANE BORED TUNNEL (TAI LAM TUNNEL) ABOUT 3.8 KILOMETRE LONG UNDER ΤΑΙ LAM COUNTRY PARK BETWEEN TING KAU IN THE SOUTH AND HO PUI IN NORTH.

THE

AND

OF WHICH

PORTAL BUILDINGS, VEHICULAR UNDERPASSES, VENTILATION ADITS BUILDINGS WILL BE BUILT ADJAENT TO BOTH TUNNEL PORTALS ALL ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY PARK.

VIA AN KAU

THE SOUTHERN PORTAL OF THE TUNNEL WILL BE CONNECTED INTERCHANGE WITH THE EXISTING TUEN MUN ROAD AND THE PROPOSED TING BRIDGE.

OPEN EXPRESSWAY, AN ABOUT 1.7 KILOMETRE LONG DUAL THREE-LANE

ROAD, WHICH WILL FORM THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE YUEN LONG APPROACH WILL BE CONSTRUCTED LEADING TO THE NORTHERN PORTAL OF THE TUNNEL.

A TOLL PLAZA, TOGETHER WITH AN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, PARKING AREAS, WORKSHOPS AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES, WILL BE PROVIDED ABOUT 1.3 KILOMETRE NORTH OF THE TAI LAM TUNNEL.

SERVICE ROADS, A VEHICULAR BRIDGE. A FOOTBRIDGE AND A VEHICULAR UNDERPASS WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED ADJACENT TO THE TOLL PLAZA.

THE PHASE I WORKS WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ABOUT 1.4 WITH THE KILOMETRE LONG SINGLE CARRIAGEWAY LINKING KAM SHEUNG ROAD TUNNEL ADMINISTRATION AREA FOR LOCAL TRAFFIC AND FOR PROVIDING TO THE TAI LAM COUNTRY PARK.

ACCESS

/CONSTRUCTION OF

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