MONDAY, MAY 31, 1976
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SECRETARY FOR HOUSING TO INSPECT POWER SUPPLY PROJECT
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MR. 1.M. LIGHTBODY, SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, WILL INSPECT THE POWER SUPPLY PROJECT WHICH IS BEING INSTALLED AT UPPER LION ROCK HILL VILLAGE TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON.
HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY MRS. ELAINE CHIA, PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, WHO IS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING PARTY ON ELECTRIFICATION OF SQUATTER AREAS AND ENGINEERS FROM THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO. LTD.
PROVISION OF ELECTRICITY TO UPPER LION ROCK HILL VILLAGE FORMS PART OF A PILOT SCHEME TO GIVE A LEGITIMATE POWER SUPPLY TO SIX SQUATTER AREAS ON THE SLOPES OF LION ROCK HILL.
THESE SQUATTER AREAS ARE LOCALLY KNOWN AS MA CHAI HANG YAN OI, YAN YEE, TAI YUEN AND UPPER AND LOWER LION ROCK HILL VILLAGES.
THE SCHEME WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE WORKING PARTY ON ELECTRIFICATION OF SQUATTER AREAS, CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES OF GOVERNMENT AND CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO. LTD.
IT WAS SET UP LAST NOVEMBER BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING WITH THE INTENTION OF SELECTING A PILOT AREA FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A LEGAL POWER SUPPLY AND TO OVERCOME PRACTICAL PROBLEMS
INVOLVED.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE INSPECTION TOUR. PRESS
REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO ASSEMBLE AT THE OPEN-AIR CAR
⚫ PARK OPPOSITE THE LION ROCK PARK AT 2.45 P.M.
RE-ARRANGEMENT OF BUS SERVICES IN SHA TIN
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THERE WILL BE A RE-ARRANGEMENT OF BUS SERVICES IN THE SHA TIN AREA FROM 10 A.M. TOMORROW (TUESDAY), A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY.
UNDER THE RE-ARRANGEMENTS THE BUS TERMINUS IN TAI PO ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE WIDENING OF TAI PO ROAD THROUGH SHA TIN AND THE RE-DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA FOR THE TOWN CENTRE.
AT THE SAME TIME, A NEW BUS TERMINUS WILL BE OPENED AT SHA TIN MARKET OFF THE BY-PASS ROAD. THIS NEW TERMINUS WILL BE USED BY ROUTES 71 (TO JORDAN ROAD FERRY), 88 (TO SIU LEK YUEN), 170 (TO ABERDEEN) AND A NEW ROUTE 88A (TO HIN TIN).
THE BUS TERMINUS IN NEARBY LEK YUEN SAN TSUEN ESTATE WILL BE USED BY ROUTES 70A (TO JORDAN ROAD FERRY), 87 (TO TAI KOK TSUI FERRY) AND 89 (TO KWUN TONG).
THE SPOKESMAN SAID HE HOPED THAT THE RE-ARRANGEMENT OF SERVICES INCLUDING THE ALLOCATION OF DOUBLE-DECK BUSES TO ROUTE 71 WOULD INCREASE CARRYING CAPACITY IN THE AREA AND IMPROVE FACILITIES GENERALLY.