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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1975
OUTGOING AIR PARCELS ADDED UP TO 87,000 AND WEIGHED A TREMENDOUS 108,000 KILOGRAMMES. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY NUMBER OF SUCH PARCELS IS 71,000, AT AN OVERALL WEIGHT OF 88,000 KILOGRAMMES.
THE NUMBER OF INCOMING AIR PARCELS TOO WENT UP FROM AN AVERAGE OF 17,000 TO 30,000 ITEMS, WITH A NET INCREASE OF 18,000 KILOGRAMMES.
INCOMING SURFACE MA IL PARCELS INCREASED FROM AN AVERAGE OF 26,000 TO 34,000 ITEMS IN DECEMBER, WHILE OUTGOING MAIL PARCELS, WHICH HAD TO BE POSTED EARLIER, AMOUNTED TO 186,000 ITEMS LAST OCTOBER.
NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS NEAR PING SHEK ESTATE
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MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TODAY THAT THERE WILL BE TRAFFIC CHANGES ON WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 26) NEAR PING SHEK ESTATE KOWLOON, WHEN THE THIRD AND LAST FLYOVER OF THE CHOI HUNG INTERCHANGE IS OPENED TO SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC FROM LUNG CHEUNG ROAD TO KWUN TONG.
BEFORE THE SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY IS OPENED AT NOON, TRAFFIC FROM PRINCE EDWARD ROAD TO KWUN TONG WILL BE RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL ROUTE ALONG THE BOUNDARY OF PING SHEK ESTATE.
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONGESTION IS EXPECTED NEAR THE NEW FLYOVER IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE OPENING AND MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID THE AREA IF POSSIBLE AROUND NOON ON WEDNESDAY.
THE NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF THE NEW FLYOVER WILL BE OPENED ABOUT TWO DAYS LATER TO TRAFFIC FROM KWUN TONG TO LUNG CHEUNG ROAD. TRAFFIC GOING UP THE FLYOVER WILL HAVE TO SELECT THE RIGHT-HAND LANE WHILE APPROACHING FROM KWUN TONG.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
MEANWHILE, ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THE WHOLE OF FINLAY ROAD IS NOW CLOSED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO ENABLE SLOPE STABILISATION WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT. TRAFFIC SIGNS HAVE BEEN PUT UP TO INDICATE THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE.
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