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45.
The
broadcasting
published its
Broadcasting
Review Board, set up to advise upon
policy after the expiry of present licences in 1988,
report in September 1985. During the next few months
the Government will be seeking public comment on these far reaching
proposals which will shape the future of television and broadcasting
in Hong Kong for a long time to come.
VI.
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
46.
in May 1985 the Mass
Island
A s regards works and communications,
Transit Railway Corporation opened the main section of the
Line running from Chai Wan to Admiralty.
47.
of
China.
and Lo
The opening of new bridges at Man Kam To, Sha Tau Kok
Wu improved communications between Hong Kong and the Shenzhen
Special Economic Z on e
These, together with the Lok Ma
Chau bridge which is due to be completed in 1988, should provide
sufficient capacity to cope with the expected growth of traffic over
the border into the next decade.
48. The opening of the New Territories Trunk Road between Sha Tin
and Fanling in September 1985 and the opening earlier in the year of
the Island Eastern Corridor linking the eastern part of Hong Kong
Island with the remainder of the urban area greatly improved Hong
Kong's road communication network. The Hong Kong Government decided
Harbour Crossing should provide road
that a
Eastern new
and
rail
the
tunnel facilities; at the end of the period under review, the
Government was negotiating with several consortia construction operation and financing of the tunnel.
49.
concerning
Sha
A review of development in
in Hong Kong would not be complete
without mention of the new towns.
In addition to continuing
of new towns
Tin,
forcast to house 540,000,
respectively by
now
consolidation of the
well-established
Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun and Yen Long which are
680,000, 420,000 and 102,000 people
construction
made good
progress
at Tai
Ро
and
Fanling
1994,
where
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