WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1978
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KWAI CHUNG FOOTBRIDGE OPENING TOMORROW
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RESIDENTS OF KWAI CHUNG WILL BE ABLE TO CROSS CASTLE PEAK ROAD SAFELY AS FROM TOMORROW FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF A TEMPORARY FOOTBRIDGE NEAR LAI YIU ESTATE.
MR. C.L. AU, SENIOR ENGINEER OF P..D.'S HIGHWAYS (NEW TERRITORIES) DIVISION, SAID TODAY THAT DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA PEDESTRIANS WERE FINDING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO CROSS THE ROAD.
+WITH THE COMPLETION OF THIS TEMPORARY FOOTBRIDGE" THEY SHOUL NOW BE ABLE TO CROSS THE ROAD SAFELY,+ HE SAID.
THE TEMPORARY FOOTBRIDGE WILL BE USED FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS PENDING THE COMPLETION OF A PERMANENT ONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TAI WO TSUEN INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENT, MR. AU SAID.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
CUSTOMS OFFICERS PASSING OUT PARADE ******
FORTY PROBATIONARY CUSTOMS OFFICERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED A TWO-MONTH TRAINING COURSE WILL TAKE PART IN A PASSING OUT PARADE ON SATURDAY (APRIL 1) AT THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE TRAINING SCHOOL AT TAI LAM CHUNG, NEW TERRITORIES.
SUPERINTENDENT
GRAHAM CROOKDAKE, WHO WILL RETIRE AFTER 30 YEARS WITH THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE, WILL TAKE THE SALUTE AT THE PARADE.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OCCASION WHICH WILL START AT 11.15 A.M. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. A GOVERNMENT COACH (AM 5606) WILL LEAVE FROM THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER, TSI SHA TSUI AT 9.30 A.1. ON SATURDAY FOR THE TRAINING SCHOOL.
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