Following is a question by the Hon Choy So-yuk and a written reply by the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works, Dr Sarah Liao, at the Legislative Council meeting today (May 7):

Question :

I have received complaints from the public that when resurfacing the North Point section of the Island Eastern Corridor with low noise material recently, the Administration has only carried out resurfacing works in the road sections adjacent to areas which are sparsely populated and do not have noise problems. However, for the parts of the Island Eastern Corridor adjacent to densely populated areas such as the Provident Centre, City Garden and Harbour Heights, the Administration has not carried out any resurfacing works. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:

(a) whether it will resurface the entire North Point section of the Island Eastern Corridor; if it will, of the details; if not, the reasons for that;

(b) of the criteria for determining the priority of resurfacing different sections of the Island Eastern Corridor and whether they include the population density of the areas in the vicinity of the road sections concerned; and

(c) of the costs of resurfacing the North Point section of the Island Eastern Corridor?

Reply:

(a) The entire North Point section of the Island Eastern Corridor (IEC), including the parts adjacent to the Provident Centre, City Garden and Harbour Heights, has been resurfaced with low noise material. The complainants could be referring to the road-widening project now being carried out on the part of the IEC between the North Point Interchange and Sai Wan Ho. Low noise material will be applied to that widened section of the IEC.

(b) When the IEC was resurfaced with low noise material, priorities were given to those sections where a higher number of dwellings would benefit.

(c) The cost of resurfacing the North Point section of the IEC was $7.2 million.

End/Wednesday, May 7, 2003
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