TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1976
THE SPOKESMAN SAID: +BY WORKING INTO THE NIGHT, IT IS HOPED THAT THIS SECTION OF ROAD CAN BE RE-OPENED TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC IN ABOUT FIVE WEEKS' TIME, WHICH WILL TAKE A GREAT DEAL OF THE STRAIN OFF KING'S ROAD, BECAUSE ONCE THE CABLE-LAYING GETS INTO JAVA ROAD AT THE END OF ELECTRIC ROAD, THE EXTRA WIDTH OF THE ROAD IN THE JAVA ROAD SECTION WILL ALLOW FOR THE RESUMPTION OF TWO-WAY TRAFFIC.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS WELL AWARE OF THE INADEQUACY OF ROAD LINKS BETWEEN CAUSEWAY BAY AND THE NORTH POINT/ QUARRY BAY/CHAI WAN AREA, AND IT WAS FOR THIS REASON THAT THE AMBITIOUS ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR SCHEME HAD BEEN DEVISED.
STAGE ONE OF THE CORRIDOR WOULD BEGIN NEXT YEAR, PROVIDING AN ELEVATED EXPRESSWAY ALONG THE WATERFRONT STARTING AT CAUSEWAY BAY NEAR VICTORIA PARK AND STRETCHING TO TONG SHUI ROAD BY 1981.
TEMPORARY INTERRUPTION OF WATER SUPPLY
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WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN AREAS IN SAI KUNG WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR 10 HOURS FROM 8 P.M. ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 21) TO ENABLE THE WATERWORKS OFFICE TO REPLACE A FRESH WATER MAIN NEAR 8-1/2 MILES HIRAM'S HIGHWAY.
THE AFFECTED AREAS ARE NAM WAI, HO CHUNG, WO MEI, NAM PIN WAI, PAK SHA WAN, PAK KONG AND AREAS ALONG HIRAM'S HIGHWAY.
ON THE SAME DAY, SALT WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN KWUN TONG WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR FIVE HOURS FROM 1 A.M. TO ALLOW THE WATERWORKS OFFICE TO CARRY OUT A NIGHT LEAKAGE TEST.
THE AREA AFFECTED IS EQUNDED BY HIP WO STREET, TSUI PING ROAD AND HIU MING STREET, INCLUDING BLOCK NOS. 1 TO 10 OF KWUN TONG (TSUI PING ROAD) ESTATE, AND BLOCK NOS. 9 AND 10 OF WO LOK ESTATE.
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