FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1977
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TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN CENTRAL ******
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN CENTRAL DISTRICT FOR THREE DAYS STARTING FROM MONDAY (NOVEMBER 7) BETWEEN 1 A.M. AND 6 A.M. TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE QUEENSWAY FLYOVER.
DURING THESE PERIODS, THE EASTBOUND SECTION OF QUEENSWAY BETWEEN GARDEN ROAD AND COTTON TREE DRIVE AND THE SECTION OF MURRAY ROAD BETWEEN CHATER ROAD AND QUEENSWAY WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC. VEHICLES WILL BE PERMITTED TO TURN LEFT FROM DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL INTO PEDDER STREET.
IN ADDITION TRAFFIC FROM GARDEN ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED TO QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, PEDDER STREET AND CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL AND TRAFFIC FROM DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL WILL TURN LEFT AT THE PEDDER STREET JUNCTION AND PROCEED FROM THERE TO CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL.
AT THE SAME TIME TRAFFIC FROM CHATER ROAD WILL PROCEED VIA LAMBETH WALK TO CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL.
THE CROSS HARBOUR BUS ROUTE NO. 121 WILL BE DIVERTED TO OPERATE VIA DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, PEDDER STREET AND CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL ON ITS KOWLOON DOUND JOURNEY DURING THESE PERIODS,
TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MCTORISTS.
RETIRED USD FOREMAN HONOURED
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A VETERAN WORKER OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
MR. LEUNG KAI HAS BEEN AWARDED THE IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL, THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
MR. LEUNG, WHO IS 55,
WHO IS 55, HAS BEEN HONOURED FOR 37 YEARS' SERVICE WITH THE USD, DURING WHICH HE UNDERTOOK MANY SPECIAL DUTIES SUCH AS MAJOR CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS AFTER NATURAL DISASTERS. HE JOINED THE DEPARTMENT IN 1940 AS A SANITARY WORKER AND RETIRED AS A FOREMAN IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
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