About 14 hectares of land at Tai Tam Harbour and Cape D'Aguilar has been zoned 'site of special scientific interest' while the Shek O Quarry site has been zoned 'undetermined', the Town Planning Board says.

Sections of Tin Ha and Tan Kwai Tsuen Roads in Yuen Long will be upgraded to accommodate the area's growing traffic, the Transport & Housing Bureau says.

The Transport & Housing Bureau has proposed providing lifts for a footbridge across Causeway Road near Shelter Street. Works are planned to start this year and take about 18 months to complete.

Mail delivery services including Speedpost to Sichuan and nearby provinces and cities will be delayed as both outbound and inbound postal operations are affected by the earthquake in Sichuan, Hongkong Post says.

The proposed Central Kowloon Route will cut journey time from Yau Ma Tei to Kai Tak to five minutes. The Highways Department is working to ensure Yau Ma Tei's many unique features will be left in place for future generations to enjoy.

Hong Kong will mark another engineering milestone this year after the new Kowloon-Sha Tin link opens March 21, Highways Department Major Works Project Management Office Chief Engineer Michael Hui says. Stonecutters Bridge's last main span deck will be lifted by year's-end.

The 5.9km Route 8 Cheung Sha Wan to Sha Tin section will open to traffic at the end of March, cutting journey time between Sha Tin and Tsim Sha Tsui by 15 minutes.