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Wednesday, August 16, 1972
commodities within a short time of his arrest for hawking offences.
The Urban Council, after careful consideration, has come to the
conclusion that mandatory forfeiture of the goods and paraphernalia used for
illegal hawking is the only effective means of dealing with the four most
serious types of hawking offence, he said.
SMOOTHER TRAFFIC FLOW TO REPULSE BAY
Plans are in hand to improve the flow of traffic on the route from
Repulse Bay through to Queen's Road, East.
The Acting Director of Public Works, the Hon. A.S. Robertson, said
this today in the Legislative Council in reply to the Hon. Mrs. Mlen Li.
He said preliminary plans had been drawn up for the construction of
a flyover junction at the Tai Hang Road-Stubbs Road roundabout, and consultants
had been appointed for its detailed design and construction.
"At present they are also investigating the possibility of making
some interim improvements to assist traffic flow, and I hope that these can
be introduced before next summer," he said.
The Director said other plans involved the widening of Stubbs Road.
from Queen's Road East to Tai Hang Road, and the widening of the whole of
Repulse Bay Road.
At present, he said, widening of Wongneichung Road had been in
progress for some time.
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