TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1975.
TRAFFIC CHANGES IN KOWLOON CITY
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MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT THE TEMPORARY FLYOVER AT PRINCE EDWARD ROAD SPANNING WATERLOO ROAD, KOWLOON, WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE LANE FOR WESTBOUND TRAFFIC FROM 10 A.M. ON THURSDAY (JANUARY 9).
THE TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT IS TO EMÁBLE REPAIR WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT TO THE SURFACE.
DRIVERS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID THIS AREA AS FAR AS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. MOTORISTS TRAVELLING WESTBOUND MAY USE ALTERNATIVE ROUTES ALONG LANCASHIRE ROAD AND CUMBERLAND ROAD OR JUNCTION ROAD AND CORNWALL STREET.
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AT THE SAME TIME, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD BETWEEN KNIGHT STREET AND EARL STREET WILL BE ROUTED ONE-WAY WESTBOUND. EASTBOUND TRAFFIC ALONG PRINCE EDWARD ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED VIA KNIGHT STREET, BOUNDARY STREET AND EARL STREET.
THERE WILL ALSO BE MINOR CHANGES FOR CERTAIN BUS ROUTES. KOWLOON MOTOR BUS ROUTE NOS. 1, 1A AND 13 TRAVELLING EASTBOUND ALONG PRINCE EDWARD ROAD WILL BE ROUTED VIA KNIGHT STREET AND BOUNDARY STREET.
THESE ROUTES WILL SHARE THE BUS STOP IN BOUNDARY STREET NEAR EARL STREET WHICH IS NOW SERVING ROUTE NOS. 12A AND 103, WHILE THE BUS STOP AT PRINCE EDWARD ROAD NEAR ST. MARGARET SCHOOL DOL WILL BE CANCELLED.
IMPORTANCE OF SHELTERED WORK EMPHASISED
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SHELTERED WORK IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROVISIONS FOR THE DISABLED, PARTICULARLY THE MENTALLY RETARDED, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, SAID TODAY.
+ITS SIGNIFICANCE LIES IN THE PROVISION OF A CONDITION UNDER WHICH THE DISABLED ARE HELPED TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, + MR. LEE SAID WHEN OPENING THE PO LEUNG KUK'S NEW SHELTERED WORKSHOP FOR MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN IN CAUSEWAY BAY.
BUT, HE ADDED, SHELTERED WORK IS NOT NECESSARILY THE ULTIMATE OCCUPATION OF ALL THE RETARDED AS THOUGHT BY SOME.
IN FACT, HE POINTED OUT, SHELTERED WORK IS ALSO THERAPEUTIC AND SOME OF THE WORKERS ARE IN NO WAY INFERIOR TO THE ABLE-BODIED WHEN IT COMES TO SKILL WORK HABIT AND SELF-CONFIDENCE.
+NEVERTHELESS,+ MR. LEE SAID, +NO SHELTERED WORKSHOP CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. HE APPEALED PARTICULARLY TO INDUSTRIALISTS TO CONTINUE PROVIDING JOB ORDERS TO KEEP THESE WORKSHOPS GOING AND TO MAKE JOBS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO LATER BECOME SUITABLE FOR OPEN EMPLOYMENT.
THE WORKSHOP IS NAMED AFTER THE LIONS CLUB OF TAI PING SHAN WHICH MADE A DONATION TOWARDS THE CAPITAL COSTS. IT IS SITUATED IN THE BASEMENT OF THE KUK'S WEST BLOCK AND WILL CATER FOR 40 MENTALLY RETARDED GIRLS.
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