FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1975
TWO SUBWAYS PLANNED, ACROSS NATHAN ROAD
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TWO PEDESTRIAN SUBWAYS ARE PLANNED ACROSS BUSY NATHAN ROAD FOR THE CONVENIENCE AND SAFETY OF PEDESTRIANS AND TO SPEED UP TRAFFIC FLOW.
ONE WILL BE AT SAIGON STREET AND WILL REPLACE AN EXISTING PEDESTRIAN LEVEL CROSSING WHICH IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST IN YAU MA TEI.
THE OTHER WILL BE BUILT AT BUTE STREET IN MONG KOK TO REPLACE A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING CONTROLLED BY TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNALS.
THE ENTRANCES TO THE SUBWAY AT YAU MA TEI WILL BE AT THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF SAIGON STREET.
DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WESTERN SUBWAY ENTRANCE, THE SECTION OF SAIGON STREET BETWEEN NATHAN ROAD AND PARKES STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SPACE FOR WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT.
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THE SECTION OF SAIGON STREET ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF NATHAN ROAD, HOWEVER, WHICH IS WIDER THAN THE WESTERN SECTION, WILL BE KEPT OPEN TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.
PART OF THE CARRIAGEWAY ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF BUTE STREET IN FRONT OF MASCOT HOUSE AND KINGLAND APARTMENT WILL BE TAKEN UP FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STEPS AND ENTRANCES TO THE SUBWAY, BUT A SUFFICIENT WIDTH OF CARRIAGEWAY WILL BE LEFT TO ENABLE VEHICLES TO PASS THROUGH IN ONE DIRECTION.
THE EXTENT OF WORK INVOLVED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE TWO SUBWAYS ARE SHOWN ON PLANS WHICH CAN BE INSPECTED AT THE KOWLOON OFFICE OF THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, THE ENQUIRY DRANCH OF THE CENTRAL CITY DISTRICT OFFICE AND AT THE YAU MA TEI OR MONGKOK CITY DISTRICT OFFICE.
ANYONE WHO HAS OBJECTION TO THE UNDERTAKING SHOULD WRITE TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS NOT LATER THAN NOVEMBER 24, 1975. THOSE WHO HAVE CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION MUST SEND THEM IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR TO REACH HIM BEFORE DECEMDER 24, 1975.
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