"!"!$#&%$'$(0) 102436587 9$@0A$B Ced07e9ef 7E9 G$Hi Peq0res

ƅň̂ĸĭƯǻūªɰ́Ʋȧ9Ÿ3 – ĸĸ ̆̆ ʞʞ ˗˗ ãã

Centtrall Kowlloon Routte &

Wiideniing off Gascoiigne Road Fllyover – Yau Ma Teii Newslletttter Highways

Department

- ļįď̃ň̂ɤ˗ - ƅƅƅƅ ň̂ĸĸĸĸ ĭĭĭĭ

Issue No. 2 - November 2007 "!$#&%'()*+-,%-'-.%-'/012-34-5687:9-;<=># %'!?@-A3401CB

˗̓ "!$#&%'()DEFG-HIJ-'K0MLONQPRMLTSU-0VLTW-XY

Message RML[Z\Y0VL^]_-`0a-bdcefg-h-0ijkl-md!n-oVB^p-,

%'q0 - !d#r%'(-)s%'/t-uvw B

5 xy

ȹ z|{~}~} |

Q >>$ Relieving traffic congestion between the East and W est Kowloon - Central Kowloon Route The proposed Central Kowloon Route (CKR) will connect the existing Yau We conduct the first public Ma Tei Interchange with the road network in Kowloon Bay. It will provide a forum on 10 November 2007. new strategic east-west road link across central Kowloon. Please see the inside page for The proposed CKR will relieve the traffic congestion on the existing east- more details. west corridors, including Lung Cheung Road, Boundary Street, Prince Edward Road, Argyle Street, Waterloo Road, Gascoigne Road Flyover and Chatham Road North. A journey from West Kowloon to Kowloon Bay

through the proposed CKR will take about 5 minutes. ¡ £¢¥¤£¦¨§ª©¬«¬¬® Traffic

Congestion on Lung Cheung Road

¢¥¤£¦¨§ª©¬«¬¬® ¯¬° Traffic

Congestion on Prince Edward Road ¢¡¤£¦¥§¡©¨¢¨¤ © © ¢ Issue No. 2, November 2007 ˄Ÿ̚ Investigation work proceeding as planned

ʭʭʭʭ ΢΢΢΢ ¾¾¾¾ ́́́́

7:·³¸a¹º»"¼½7¿¾ ±ÀµÁÂ ȍ ±³²´µ¶ Two months into the study, the Central Kowloon Route G-Ã-Ä-Åp%-'Æd! Ç-ÈÉLOR0fÊËÌÍ Investigation consultants are now busy pouring over building ÎÏdÐ&ÑQ#Ò7Ó-ÔÕ"#r%'()!&1-)Ö×ÒB plans, street maps and records of underground services of

Kowloon. They are looking for new alignment options for the

Ø-Ù Õ-?@dDa1)dÚÛÜÝÞß-àQá!â-ã

CKR.

.-ä-åæ-çVBOèdéëêíì-îduÝÞß @1)-ï

Å"ðñ"!`ò-ó-ô-fõöQ!âã7ø÷f-ùú3 For each option, it will be necessary to examine its impacts

¡ ¡¢¤£¦¥1-) 4G-H"!012û-üVB^ýþÛÿ and requirements. For example, we have to assess how an

alignment will affect the living, working and leisure activities

!¨§-ÝÞß © CB

of nearby communities, and how it will fit into the existing

7 ì-îQ·³Ì¤ 7¦dá¤

road network. These factors will be important in the

µ¶

¡ !¸¡-f¡ ¦ ¦!-îï !"

_¹ selection of a preferred alignment later.

´-µ¶ µÁ

VB%$¡&»>¼('a"!*)?,+-Ì¤./8710-ÿ

# We have already started consultation activities to inform

*§Ý243 B ?» concerned parties about the progress of the study and to

collect their views. The Stage 1 Public Forum this month is

5¡6

Ú,9: 7øìî¡;,< ¢Õ?@v *7¡8

´ one of the major events.

¦=¦>4¤?"!£¥¤@)¦A 71$BC¦#À%' B

()!³Î According to the study programme, we hope to proceed with -µ¶ 7 the design of the route next year after we have identified a preferred alignment that is generally supported by the

community.

¬FI®¬FI®

Bulletin Board

DFE(GIHIJ(KIL(MONDFE(GIHIJ(KIL(M NQP(RTSTUP(RTSTUOVV

DFE(GIHIJ(KIL(M N N P(RTSTUP(RTSTU V V

• DFE(GIHIJ(KIL(M Stage 1 public forum, details as follows: WYX

Topic : ZF[I\F[^]T](_I[ Let’s talk

`ba ` a(f,g

d e h

Date : 2007 c 11 10 ( 10 November 2007 Saturday)

i(j i i mFn

Time : kFl 1 30 5 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm

o(p oFvTwxzy oF{T|T}

tTu ~ Venue : qFrTsTtFu ( 60 ) Henry G Leong Yau Ma Tei Community Centre

(60 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei)

aTF QTTF(IT \TFTFkF

We will report the details of the forum in the next issue.

IF IF

Study Website ¨ IF

http://www.central-kowloon-route.com.hk/index_b5.html Y IFT

{I©«ª

`¥¤Y¦I§T¨ cT¡¨d£¢I¡

The study website http://www.central-kowloon-route.com.hk/ has been launched for public browsing on 30 October 2007.

Issue No. 2, November 2007 ¢¡¤£¦¥§¡©¨¢¨¤ © © ¢

ɯĸ̆ʞ Night Tour at Yau Ma Tei

ï,±,²QÊ³"Æ$!-âQãf

"µÁ ´

ʑ ¯,°

±¦²Ê¦´¡µ¡¶¤· 7øìîdÝ-ï¤±¤²ÊÊÆH

¸*¹

¹ 7ºd¹?-»Ê-Æd!»*¼dÖ*½*¾

=Å¦$Qðñ¦@?¦¿ÉB^ì-îQ!£¦¿¦À 3!

Á¤Â¦Ã¦Ä¦Å,ÆÈÇÊÉ¡Ë¤Å¡Ì¡Ã¤Ä¦Í¤Î¦ÏÐÒÑ

Ó¦ÔÕ,Ö¦×¦Ø¦Ù ÚÛÜ¦Ý¦Þ ×¦ã

Ñàß,áâ

ä,Ú Úìíî

Á¤å¡æçÈÇéè¦êë Ñ1ï¤ð¤ñ ò*ó*ñ¦ô*õ¤ö¤÷*ø*ù*úÈÇ

To assess the Social Impact by the project on

the Yau Ma Tei District, and to examine the

( ) Local Culture of the District, we must have a Local food stalls good understanding of the area first; and the best way to understand the area is to take a walk around. Our first tour was targeted at the night market in Temple Street which ended up as a fruitful one. Not only did we experience the unique local culture, we also had a taste of delicious local snacks. We will let you know

more about our tour in the forthcoming issues.

Fortune - teller stalls

&'())*+,%-$. &'())*+,%-$ .%//

&'())*+,%-$ &'())*+,%-$ . . / /

!"#%$ !"#%$

!"#%$ !"#%$ A shop selling traditional wedding cloths and accessories

Stalls selling distinctive accessories

How much do you know about Yau Ma T ei?

~«¬®¯°±²³ª«¬´¶µ·¸¹¬ª¯º»ª¼½°±¨K¸¬¾À¿KÁÃÂÄ~Å

¯ÈÉª¤¥ ÆÇ

There are many buildings of great heritage value in Yau Ma Tei near Waterloo Road. Amongst these, the Yau Ma Tei fruit market is about one hundred year old. The adjacent Yau Ma Tei Theatre was once the biggest theatre in Kowloon. The Kwong Wah Hospital is the first hospital set up in Kowloon. Apart from these, the Yau Ma Tei

Police Station is also an important historical building.

~Å £Î ÆÊËªÌÍ ?

When was the old wing of Yau Ma Tei Police Station built? ÐÑÒÓ

Answer for the last Issue

;Ú1ÜÛÝÞßàá%â>

ÏÔÕÖ×ÙØMÔ qÏXW

The place was built in the Qing Dynasty and it was named

> qÏ

EFG after a temple for Tin Hau was constructed there.

Yau Ma Tei Tin Hau Temple 0¤13245%678%9:;<=%>?%@BACD

- EFGHIKJMLNPORQ

CD]^_`Bab7cdfehgijkcd STUVXWZY[\

Β̛̩͊šŀ

;s 1Rw

lm nopqr x

We Value Your Comment 421 tu%v 4

y l

[email protected] z [email protected]

y {

2859 0101 |B} 2761 4864

“CKR and Widening of GRF-Yau Ma Tei Newsletter” is a monthly publication. Should you have any comments on the project, please send letter to 4/F Wah Ming Center, 421 Queen’s Road West, Hong Kong send email to [email protected] or [email protected] call 2859 0101

fax to 2761 4864

Issue No. 2, November 2007 ûýüÿþ ã£ä£å£æ£ç¤è£é êìë This newsletter is printed on recycled paper