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Footbridge across Yen Chow Street

The Government proposes to construct a footbridge across Yen Chow Street at Ki Lung Street to connect to Dragon Centre in Sham Shui Po.

A notice for the proposed project is gazetted today (Friday).

The project comprises the construction of an approximately five-metre wide footbridge across Yen Chow Street at Ki Lung Street with a staircase and an escalator at the south-eastern end together with a connection to the existing landing at the first floor of Dragon Centre, as well as the ancillary ground level works and drainage works.

The work is programmed to start this month and will take about 12 months to complete.

Upon completion of the recent developments in the vicinity, it is expected that the pedestrian crossing demand across Yen Chow Street will increase significantly.

The existing pedestrian facilities will not be able to cope with the expected increase. Hence, it is proposed that grade-separated pedestrian crossings should be provided to suit future demand, to improve road junction capacities and to enhance road safety.

The plan and scheme of the works can be seen at:

Public Enquiry Services Centre, Central and Western District Office, ground floor, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong;

District Lands Office, Kowloon West, Yau Ma Tei Car Park Building, 10th Floor, 250 Shanghai Street, Kowloon; and

Public Enquiry Services Centre, Sham Shui Po District Office, sixth floor, 290 Un Chau Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon.

Any person who wishes to object to the proposal must send his objection in writing to the Secretary for Transport at the Central Government Offices, East Wing, second floor, Lower Albert Road, Central not later than February 20, 1996, describing his interest and the manner in which he alleges he will be affected by the works or the

use.

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