TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1978 "
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TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN KOWLOON CITY AND KWUN TONG
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT WITH EFFECT FROM 10 A.M. ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 6), THE ROAD INTERSECTION OF MOK CHEONG STREET AND KOWLOON CITY ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO FACILITATE ROADWORKS.
DURING THE CLOSURE PERIOD TRAFFIC REQUIRING ACCESS TO TO KWA WAN ROAD FROM MA TAU CHUNG ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED TO OLYMPIC AVENUE AND SUNG WONG TOI ROAD OR VIA MA TAU WEL ROAD AND SHEUNG HEUNG ROAD.
IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE AREA:
* SUNG WONG TO ROAD, INCLUDING THE TEMPORARY ALIGNMENT
SECTION, WILL BECOME URBAN CLEARWAY TO ALL MOTOR VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 7 P.M. DAILY-
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MOK CHEONG STREET BETWEEN MA TAU CHUNG ROAD AND TAM KUNG ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED WESTBOUND AND
MOK CHEONG STREET FROM PAK TAI STREET TO KOWLOON CITY ROAD AND FROM TO KWA WAN ROAD TO KOWLOON CITY ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM ONE-WAY EASTBOUND TO TWO-WAY.
AT THE SAME TIME, KMB ROUTE NOS. 3B, 5C, 11B, 12A, 13A, 293 AND CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL BUS ROUTE NO. 106 WILL BE DIVERTED TO OPERATE ON SUNG WONG TO ROAD INSTEAD OF MOK CHEONG STREET.
MEANWHILE IN KWUN TONG, A SECTION OF HOI BUN ROAD EAST OF SHUN YIP STREET WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC FROM 10 A.M. ON FRIDAY TO COINCIDE WITH THE OPENING OF THE NEW CARGO HANDLING AREA BETWEEN SHUN YIP STREET AND LAI YIP STREET.
TRAFFIC GOING TO THE NEW CARGO HANDLING AREA SHOULD USE WAI YIP STREET, SHUN YIP STREET AND THE NEW SECTION OF HOI BUN ROAD.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED IN KOWLOON CITY AND KWUN TONG AREAS TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
WATER CUT IN TSUEN WAN
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A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN TSUEN WAN, NOW RECEIVING 24-HOUR WATER SUPPLY WILL HAVE THE IR TAPS TURNED OFF FROM 10 P.M. FRIDAY (JANUARY 6) TO 6 A.M. SATURDAY (JANUARY 7).
THIS IS TO FACILITATE WATERWORKS STAFF TO CARRY OUT WORK IN MA KOK STREET AND TEXACO ROAD.
THE AFFECTED AREAS INCLUDE SOUTHS IDE OF YEUNG UK ROAD FROM TEXACO ROAD TO MA TAU PA ROAD- TEXACO ROAD FROM YEUNG UK ROAD TO MA TAU PA ROAD- MA TAU PA ROAD FROM YEUNG UK ROAD TO TEXACO ROAD FUI YIU KOK STREET- WANG LUNG STREET- MA KOK STREET AND LUNG TAK STREET.