THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1974
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MORE PARKING SPACES FOR LORRIES IN TAIKOKTSU!
METERED PARKING SPACES FOR LORRIES WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE BUSY TAIKOKTSUI AREA IN KOWLOON IN ORDER TO RATION THE LIMITED NUMBER OF LORRY PARKING SPACES IN THE AREA.
STARTING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) 520 TWO-HOUR METERS WILL BE INSTALLED. THE CHARGE WILL BE 50 CENTS FOR TWO HOURS.
INSTALLATION WILL BE SPREAD ÖVER A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS, STARTING AT PALM STREET.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID PRIVATE CAR PARKING SPACES IN THE AREA WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR LORRIES WHILE PRIVATE CARS IN TAIKOKTSUI AREA WOULD BE SERVED BY A MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK AT BUTE STREET WHICH IS DUE TO OPEN SHORTLY.
+DEMANDS FOR LORRY PARKING FACILITIES HAS INCREASED, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF PROVIDING MORE METERED PARKING SPACES FOR LORRIES AT OTHER LOCATIONS IS BEING EXAMINED,+ HE SAID.
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BLOOD COLLECTION DRIVE IN NGAU TAU KOK
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RESIDENTS OF NGAU TAU KOK DISTRICT ARE BEING ENCOURAGED
TO DONATE BLOOD IN SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF THE HONG KONG RED CROSS.
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY WORK OFFICE IN THE DISTRICT AND THE YUCA'S NGAU TAU KOK YOUTH CENTRE HAVE SENT APPEAL LETTERS TO FACTORIES, FIRMS, SCHOOLS, VELFARE AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT FOR DONATIONS.
TOMORROW (FRIDAY) HAS BEEN SCHEDULED AS BLOOD COLLECTION DAY. A TEAM FROM THE RED CROSS WILL BE STATIONED AT THE NGAU TAU KOK ESTATE WELFARE BUILDING FROM 4 TO 8 P.M. TO COLLECT BLOOD FROM THOSE RESPONDING TO THE APPEAL.
THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THAT SUCH A DRIVE HAS BEEN ORGANISED. LAST YEAR 70 DONORS GAVE BLOOD IN THE DRIVE THAT WAS RATED THE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN THAT YEAR.