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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1976
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CLUB STREET
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT CLUB STREET IN CENTRAL DISTRICT WILL BE CLOSED AT ITS JUNCTION WITH. CHATER ROAD FROM 10 A.M. ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 15). THE CLOSURE IS TEMPORARY AND WILL NOT EXCEED SIX MONTHS,
DURING THE CLOSURE, JACKSON ROAD BETWEEN CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL AND CHATER ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY NORTHBOUND, AND THE PROHIBITION AGAINST PLB'S IN CLUB STREET WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO JACKSON ROAD.
CROSS-HARBOUR EXPRESS COACH ROUTE NO. 200 WILL OPERATE VIA JACKSON ROAD ON OUTWARD JOURNEYS.
THE PARKING METER SPACES IN JACKSON ROAD WILL BE SUSPENDED.
THE ABOVE ARRANGEMENTS ARE TO FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION WORK OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CHATER STATION.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
H.K. STUDENT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OFFICERS TO ATTEND
COURSE IN U.K.
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FOUR STUDENT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OFFICERS OF THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT HAVE LEFT FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM TO ATTEND A BASIC AERODROME AND APPROACH CONTROL COURSE AT THE COLLEGE OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, BOURNEMOUTH (HURN AIRPORT.)
THE OFFICERS, MR. LUI CHUNG-KAM, MR. TSE KEE-FAT, MR. YEUNG KONG AND MR. CHAN PING-KIN, ARE TAKING THE COURSE IN PREPARATION FOR FURTHER SPECIALISED TRAINING IN VARIOUS CONTROL POSITIONS IN HONG KONG.
THE COURSE, FROM AUGUST 16 UNTIL NOVEMBER 5, PROVIDES BOTH THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL TRAINING.
THE SUBJECTS INCLUDE GENERAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, NAVIGATION, METEOROLOGY, RADIO THEORY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
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