Friday, January 16, 1976
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TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR 'WALK FOR A MILLION'
A number of temporary changes in traffic arrangements will be made
in Tsuen Wan on Sunday (January 18) because of the Walk for a Million" event.
From 7 a.m. until about 2 p.m. the following roads will be closed
to vehicular traffic: Kwok Shui Road between Shing Mun Road and Fu Uk Road;
Shing Mun Road between Wo Yi Hop Road and Pine Apple Dam (Shing Mun Reservoir);
all of Ting Fung Street; all of Ting Kwok Street; all of Fu Uk Road; all of
Yau Ma Hom Road; and Cheung Wing Road between Yau Ma Hon Road and Wo Yi Hop
Road.
Parking spaces will be temporarily suspended in the closed roads
and in the unnamed street opposite the Tsuen Wan police station leading to
the Tsuen Wan technical secondary school. Only official and emergency
vehicles will be allowed to park in these roads.
Parking spaces in Tai Ha Street will also be suspended and reserved
for coaches of the organised groups taking part in the walk.
Bus routes affected from 7 a.m. until about 2 p.m. include K-B route
No. 32 which will be suspended temporarily, and route No. 36 which will be
diverted along Castle Peak Road instead of Kwok Shui Road on both east and
west-bound journeys.
A Transport Department spokesman said that as very large crowds are
expected motorists should drive with extreme care.
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