TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1975
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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TAKES OVER RESPONSIBILITY
FOR ISSUING CLOSED ROAD PERMITS
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FROM NEXT WEEK FOR ISSUING CLOSED ROAD PERMITS TO VEHICLES USING THE RESTRICTED ROADS WITHIN THE HIGH ISLAND WATER SCHEME WORKS AREA EAST OF THE TAI MONG TSAI BARRIER IN SAI KUNG, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ROADS IN THE RESERVOIR AREA ITSELF EAST OF THE LAN NAI WAN BARRIER.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT WOULD TAKE OVER THE CONTROL OF THE RESTRICTED ROADS AS FROM NEXT TUESDAY (APRIL 1).
THESE RESTRICTED ROADS ARE AT PRESENT CLOSED TO ALL MOTOR VEHICLES EXCEPT THOSE WHICH HAVE BEEN ISSUED WITH A CLOSED ROAD PERMIT BY EITHER THE DISTRICT OFFICER, SAI KUNG THE SENIOR RESIDENT ENGINEER (EASTERN TUNNEL) - THE SENIOR RESIDENT ENGINEER (RESERVOIR) - OR THE DISTRICT OFFICER, TAI PO.
WITH THE TAKE-OVER ON APRIL 1, CLOSED ROAD PERMITS FOR VEHICLES USING THESE RESTRICTED ROADS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, OR BY OFFICERS TO WHOM THE POWER TO ISSUE SUCH PERMITS HAS BEEN DELEGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE VALID REASONS TO USE THE RESTRICTED ROADS MAY APPLY FOR A CLOSED ROAD PERMIT.
CONTRACTORS OR SUB-CONTRACTORS OF THE HIGH ISLAND WATER SCHEME MAY APPLY TO THE SENIOR RESIDENT ENGINEER (EASTERN TUNNEL) AND THE SENIOR RESIDENT ENGINEER (RESERVOIR).
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RESIDENTS OF SAI KUNG AND TAI PO DISTRICTS MAY APPLY TO THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICT OFFICERS, WHILE ALL OTHER PERSONS MAY DO SO TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT AT THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, 2 MURRAY ROAD, 9TH FLOOR, HONG KONG.
TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO ADVISE MOTORISTS OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE ROADS.
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