MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1978
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS AT SHA TIN FOR CHE KUNG FESTIVAL ******
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN SHA TIN TO HELP COPE WITH THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS WHO ARE EXPECTED TO VISIT THE CHE KUNG TEMPLE OVER THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS,
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UP TO 100,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO VISIT THE TEMPLE — AT LEAST HALF OF THEM ON THE THIRD DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR WHEN THE CHE KUNG FESTIVAL REACHES ITS PEAK.
THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER OF SHA TIN, MR. K.K. KWOK, SAID TODAY THAT BECAUSE OF THE LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPMENTS TAKING PLACE IN THE AREA, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAD WORKED OUT SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR PEDESTRIANS.
A FOOTPATH OUTSIDE THE TEMPLE HAD BEEN WIDENED TO PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS AND A FOOTBRIDGE HAD BEEN BUILT AT THE EXIT.
HE SAID A ONE-WAY CIRCULATION SYSTEM WILL BE PROVIDED FOR PEDESTRIANS, WHO WILL BE DIRECTED TO USE A NEW ROAD FROM THE LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD EAST OF THE SHING MUN RIVER TO ENTER THE TEMPLE.
THE PEDESTRIANS WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE TEMPLE BY USING THE SPECIALLY-BUILT FOOTBRIDGE LEADING FROM THE TEMPLE COMPOUND TO THE SOUTH.
MR. KWOK POINTED OUT THAT ONLY FRANCHISED BUSES WOULD BE ALLOWED TO PARK ON THE LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING WIDENED.
+PARKING FACILITIES WILL BE VERY LIMITED BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE CONSTRUCTION WORKS GOING ON IN THE AREA, HE ADDED, AND VISITORS TO THE TEMPLE ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT.+
MR. KWOK EMPHASISED THAT WORSHIPPERS SHOULD TAKE SPECIAL CARE WHEN BURNING JOSS STICKS TO REDUCE FIRE HAZARDS.
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