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Question No. 1

Reply by Hon. M. Leung, JP, Secretary.. for Transport, to question by Dr. Hon Conrad LAM,

Question :

at Legislative Council on 25 March 1987

Regarding the Tate's Cairn Tunnel development plan which will affect some 14,000 squatters in the southern (Diamond Hill) end of the tunnel, will Government inform this Council what are the main problems involved in the development, and what steps are being taken to ensure that the plan will proceed without unnecessary delay?

Sir,

The Tate's Cairn Tunnel project consists of a 4 km. long dual two-lane tunnel between Diamond Hill in Kowloon and Siu Lek Yuen in Sha Tin, together with approach roads and slip roads at either end to connect the tunnel to the

existing and future road network.

The feasibility study completed in late 1986 has

identified the most suitable tunnel alignment and road

connection arrangements and has confirmed its engineering

feasibility.

Further site investigations and detailed design

are in progress.