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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1974.
CHAI WAN CLEAN-UP COMPLETED
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HOUSING DEPARTMENT STAFF TODAY COMPLETED THE FINAL PHASE OF A MAJOR CLEAN-UP PROGAMME IN CHAI VAN ESTATE TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE 53,000 TENANTS.
THE TIDINESS OPERATION WAS CARRIED OUT IN SIX PHASES DURING THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS, AND WAS WELCOMED BY THE RESIDENTS.
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+THE RESIDENTS REALISE THAT THE OPERATION IS CARRIED OUT FOR THEIR GOOD,+ SAID MR. CHAN YUI-LUN, HOUSING MANAGER. ESTATE, WHICH HAS BEEN A HAWKER BLACK-SPOT, IS NOW CLEAN AND TIDY WITH HAWKERS PLYING THEIR TRADES ORDERLY IN THE BAZAARS.+
IN TODAY'S OPERATION, TIDINESS TEAMS DEMOLISHED MORE THAN 110 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AND REMOVED 120 ILLEGAL EXTENSIONS, OVER-SIZED SUNSHADES AND UNAUTHORISED SIGN BOARDS.
THE ACTION, WITH THE HAWKERS' FULL CO-OPERATION, WAS CARRIED OUT SMOOTHLY AND COMPLETED IN ABOUT TWO HOURS.
MORE THAN 40 HAWKERS AFFECTED HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY RESITED AT A NEARBY OPEN SPACE. THEY WILL BE ALLOCATED SITES IN A HAWKER RESITE AREA BETWEEN BLOCKS 7 AND 9 WHEN IT IS READY IN THREE TO FOUR WEEKS.
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES ******
THE KWAI CHUNG ROAD FLYOVER AND THE LAI CHI KOK ROAD INTERCHANGE IN KOWLOON WILL BE PARTIALLY CLOSED BETWEEN HID- NIGHT AND 3 A.M. FROM SEPTEMBER 24 TO 27.
DURING THIS PERIOD ONLY ONE LANE WILL BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC. THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE IS TO FACILITATE CLEARANCE OPERATIONS ON A NUMBER OF CHOKED GULLY GRATINGS ON THE FLYOVERS.
MEANWHILE, ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THE SECTION OF WONG CHUK HANG ROAD BETWEEN ABERDEEN POLICE STATION AND NAM LONG SHAN ROAD WILL BE CLOSED FROM SEPTEMBER 24 TO 28 BETWEEN 12.45 A.M. AND 6 A.M. DURING THESE HOURS TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED THROUGH HEUNG YIP STREET.
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THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THIS SECTION IS TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS WONG CHUK HANG ROAD NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH NAM LONG SHAN ROAD.
TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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