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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1978
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT A NUMBER OF NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN TO KWA WAN ROAD AND CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD FROM 10 A.M. ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 30).
UNDER THESE TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS, THE SECTION OF TO KWA WAN ROAD BETWEEN SAN MA TAU STREET AND CHI KIANG STREET WILL BE RESTRICTED TO ALL MOTOR VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES FROM 7 A.M. TO 10 A.M. AND FROM 4 P.M. TO 7 P.M. DAILY.
ALL MOTOR VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING UP OR SETTING DOWN PASSENGERS AND LOADING OR UNLOADING GOODS ON THAT SECTION OF THE ROAD WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIODS.
IN CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD, AN OLD SECTION OF THE ROAD BETWEEN PING SHEK ESTATE AND GOOD HOPE SCHOOL WILL BE RE-OPENED TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC FROM 10 A.M. ON MONDAY.
AT THE SAME TIME, A NEW SECTION OF THE ROAD WILL BECOME A NO THROUGH ROAD FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND WILL SERVE ONLY PART OF CHOI WAN ESTATE. ACCESS TO CHOI WAN MARKET AND FUNG CHAK HOUSE WILL BE VIA THE OLD SECTION OF THE ROAD.
IN ADDITION, TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNALS WILL CONTROL THE JUNCTION OF THE NEW AND THE OLD SECTIONS OF THE ROAD TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP IN THESE AREAS TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
WATER CUT ***
FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN WAN CHAI
WILL BE STOPPED FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 P.M. ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 30) TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY HENNESSY ROAD, LUARD ROAD, GLOUCESTER ROAD AND ARSENAL STREET.