Office, a 6-storey block containing workshops, offices, canteen and quarters for Marine Department staff, a single-storey block, three slip-ways for the Marine Department and a buoyage yard.
1.06 Of particular significance in regard to Government Housing was the approval in principle by the Governor-in-Council in October 1971 of the new approach put forward for the Sha Tin (Lek Yuen San Tsuen) Scheme whereby, in this and in all future Government Housing Estates, improved commercial, community and parking facilities will be provided as part of the Scheme from the outset.
1.07 Good progress was maintained on the majority of highway projects despite staff difficulties and adverse weather conditions for the first half of the year.
1.08 On Hong Kong Island, work continued on the two flyovers forming part of the Garden Road Complex linking Upper Albert Road to Cotton Tree Drive and Kennedy Road. All the ground level works for the Waterfront Road project were completed. The two flyovers at Tsing Fung Street and Canal Road were opened to traffic. The Cross-Harbour Tunnel road connections in Wan Chai were nearing completion, while work on the Marsh Road Flyover continued. In Kowloon, the Boundary Street/Prince Edward Road flyover was scheduled for opening in April, 1972, bringing the $40 million flyover complex at Kowloon City and San Po Kong to a successful completion. Work continued on the Cross-Harbour Tunnel road connections in Hung Hom while work on the Lion Rock Interchange was just commenced. In the New Territories, Stage I of the Tai Wan-Ma On Shan Road between Tai Wan and Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai was completed to provide a road link between Tolo Harbour and Port Shelter.
1.09 With the increase in car ownership, traffic congestion and shortage of parking spaces continued notwithstanding the applications of Traffic management techniques to make the best use of the existing road network. Work commenced on the construction of a multi-storey car park at Murry Road and the construction of an off-street car park at the Ex-Naval Dockyard was nearing completion.
1.10 To prevent the frustration of the proposed Mass Transit Railway and Long Term Road Scheme, all public and private development proposals which could possibly affect the two schemes were examined in order to eliminate areas of conflict.
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Office, a 6-storey block containing workshops, offices, canteen and quarters for Marine Department staff, a single-storey block, three slip- ways for the Marine Department and a buoyage yard.
1.06 Of particular significance in regard to Government Housing was the approval in principle by the Governor-in-Council in October 1971 of the new approach put forward for the Sha Tin (Lek Yuen San Tsuen) Scheme whereby, in this and in all future Government Housing Estates, improved commercial, community and parking facilities will be provided as part of the Scheme from the outset.
1.07 Good progress was maintained on the majority of highway projects despite staff difficulties and adverse weather conditions for the first half of the year.
1.08 On Hong Kong Island, work continued on the two flyovers forming part of the Garden Road Complex linking Upper Albert Road to Cotton Tree Drive and Kennedy Road. All the ground level works for the Waterfront Road project were completed. The two flyovers at Tsing Fung Street and Canal Road were opened to traffic. The Cross-Harbour Tunnel road connections in Wan Chai were nearing completion, while work on the Marsh Road Flyover continued. In Kowloon, the Boundary Street/Prince Edward Road flyover was scheduled for opening in April, 1972, bringing the $40 million flyover complex at Kowloon City and San Po Kong to a successful completion. Work continued on the Cross-Harbour Tunnel road connections in Hung Hom while work on the Lion Rock Interchange was just commenced. In the New Territories, Stage I of the Tai Wan-Ma On Shan Road between Tai Wan and Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai was completed to provide a road link between Tolo Harbour and Port Shelter.
1.09 With the increase in car ownership, traffic congestion and shortage of parking spaces continued notwithstanding the applications of Traffic management techniques to make the best use of the existing road network. Work commenced on the construction of a multi-storey car park at Murry Road and the construction of an off-street car park at the Ex-Naval Dockyard was nearing completion.
1.10 To prevent the frustration of the proposed Mass Transit Railway and Long Term Road Scheme, all public and private development proposals which could possibly affect the two schemes were examined in order to eliminate areas of conflict.
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