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Tuesday, January 15, 1974
CLOSURE OF LION ROCK TUNNEL
The Lion Rock Tunnel is to be closed to all traffic between
9 a.. and 5 p.m. on Thursday (January 17). However, emergency vehicles
of the Fire Services and the police as well as K.M.B. buses will still
be permitted to pass through the tunnel.
The closure is necessary to allow essențial work by the China
Light and Power Company to improve its operation and network system. This
will involve cutting off power to a section of the tunnel.
A spokesman for the Transport Department explained today that
it was not possible to allow the tunnel to be fully operational during
times when the exhaust extractor fans are not able to function properly,
This will be the case with the power shut down on Thursday.
The spokesman advised motorists to use the alternative route
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along Tai Po Road during the closure hours. Special traffic signs will
be set up at various locations to guide motorists.
However, he warned that with the re-routing of traffic a certain
amount of congestion is expected to occur on Tai Po Road and for this
reason motorists should restrict their journeys to essential ones only.
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