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TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL BILL 1988

Resumption of debate on Second Reading (8 June 1988)

Question proposed.

MISS TAM:

Sir,

had clearly indicated your intention to bring

lef

elet to

In your policy speech delivered on the 8 October 1986 you said, "Tere Leve pressure on the road system linking

and, Territories area to the Eastern New

urban

%

in

particular, the Lion Rock Tunnel, a study is underway of the technical and financial viability of a new road link to Sha Tin

by the construction of

It is with great pleasure

via a a tunnel under Tate's Cairn.`

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the

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homes

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Legislative Council

today can

to

B the second that the Lego Ad hoc Group give our support

us a reading of this Bill, which takes another long stride towards

a reality. making the Pate's Cairn funnel

Sha

In May 1987, the

on The feasibility study

the Tate's Cairn Tunnel,

in the Tin

New Diamond

in Hill

Kowloon to linking

in late 1986. Territories,

completed was Administration invited the private sector

construction and February 1988, the contracts and franchise were awarded to the In a matter of four months, this Gammon Nishimatsu Consortium.

the

to franchise

operate

to tender for the

In

this tunnel.

immensely complicated package was put together by the staff of Secretary for Transport and his team of officers at there Transport Branch, the Legal Department and the Highways

Department.

with Even

the

gained experience

in the

construction of the Eastern Harbour Crossing, the effort put in to launch the Tate's Cairn Tunnel project is enormous and must be appreciated. On the other hand, the hardship caused to those who have to move their home to make way for this tunnel must also be noted and I hope they will be <- Restructuring of the consortium

given sympathetic treatment.

The Ad hoc group wishes to clarify one point on the award of contracts to the Tate's Cairn Tunnel Company Limited. Xtd

Ther

There are few points that the ad hoc group wishes to bring out

on this Second Reading/:

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