WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1978
SHA TIN URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION REVISED
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT FROM 10 A.M. ON FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 3), THE EXISTING 7 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION ON THE NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF SHA TIN BY-PASS IN SHA TIN WILL BE REVISED.
THE NEW RESTRICTION WILL START FROM LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD AND TO END AT A POINT 236 FEET NORTH OF THE NEW ACCESS ROAD LEADING TO THE NEW SHA TIN MARKET BUS TERMINUS AND ALSO FROM 407 FEET NORTH OF THAT ACCESS ROAD UP TO TAI PO ROAD IN LEK YUEN.
ALL MOTOR VEHICLES, EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES, ARE PROHIBITED FROM LOADING OR UNLOADING GOODS AND PICKING UP OR SETTING DOWN PASSENGERS WITHIN THESE RESTRICTED AREAS BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND MIDNIGHT DAILY.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
MEANWHILE, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THE CUL-DE-SAC AT THE SOUTHERN END OF CHI MAN STREET, HO MAN TIN, WILL CONTINUE TO BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC UNTIL THE END OF THIS MONTH IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE SITE FORMATION WORKS IN THE AREA.
POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR
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THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THERE WILL BE ONE MAIL DELIVERY ON FEBRUARY 8 (WEDNESDAY) DURING THE THREE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
ON THAT DAY 32 POST OFFICES, INCLUDING THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, THE KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE AND THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE, WILL BE OPENED FOR BUSINESS BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND NOON.
FEBRUARY 7 AND 9 -- THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERIES AND ALL POST OFFICES WILL ALSO BE CLOSED.
BUT ON THE OTHER TWO DAYS