THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1978
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MA TAU WAI ROAD BEING RESURFACED
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS RESURFACING MA TAU WAI ROAD IN HUNG HOM TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD.
MR. R.K. WINTER, CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER (MAINTENANCE) OF HIGHWAYS (KOWLOON) SAID TODAY THE WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN TWO STAGES.
HE SAID THE FIRST STAGE OF THE ROADWORK, WHICH INVOLVED THE RESURFACING OF THE SECTION OF MA TAU WAI ROAD, BETWEEN PAK KUNG STREET AND FAT KWONG STREET, WAS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED ON FRIDAY (MAY 26).
WORK ON STAGE TWO, INVOLVING THE RESURFACING OF THE SECTION BETWEEN FAT KWONG STREET AND WUHU STREET, WILL START AT A LATER DATE.
MR. WINTER WARNED THAT TRAFFIC CONGESTION ALONG MA TAU WAI ROAD WAS EXPECTED DURING THE RESURFACING PERIOD.
HE URGED MOTORISTS TO BE PATIENT AND TO EXERCISE SPECIAL CARE WHEN USING MA TAU WAI ROAD DURING THE PERIOD, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 6 P.M. WHEN ROAD WORK IS IN PROGRESS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S PASSING-OUT PARADE
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISCHARGED PRISONERS' AID SOCIETY, MR. FREDERICK YU SAK-KWONG, WILL TAKE THE SALUTE AT THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S PASSING-OUT PARADE AT 11 A.M. ON SATURDAY (MAY 20).
THE PARADE OF 93 RECRUITS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN TUNG TAU WAN ROAD, STANLEY. IT WILL LAST ABOUT 30 MINUTES.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PARADE. PARKING SPACES WILL BE AVAILABLE IN FRONT OF STANLEY PRISON.
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