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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1979
MORE TSUEN WAN STREETS TO BE AFFECTED BY MTR WORK
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SOME STREETS IN TSUEN WAN WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSED PERMANENTLY FROM APRIL 1 TO MAKE WAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A MASS TRANS IT RAILWAY DEPOT, ACCORDING TO A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S (FRIDAY) GOVERNMENT GAŽETTE.
THE STREETS INCLUDE A NUMBER OF LANES, FOOTPATHS AND PASSAGES IN SAI LAU KOK AND IN THE VICINITY OF TIN HAU TEMPLE. HOWEVER PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE TEMPLE WILL BE MAINTAINED FROM THE NORTH.
PLANS SHOWING THE AREAS AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT CAN BE INSPECTED AT THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, FU WAH CENTRE, 310 CASTLE PEAK ROAD THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CITY DISTRICT OFFICE INQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, WEST WING ENTRANCE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, HONG KONG, OR THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 10TH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON, BETWEEN 9.30 A.M. AND 4.30 P.M. ON ANY DAY EXCEPT SATURDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
THE NOTICE STIPULATED THAT ANY CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION RESULTING FROM CLOSURE OF THE STREETS MUST BE MADE IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
CLAIMS MUST BE LODGED WITHIN A YEAR OF THE CLOSURE OF THE STREET OR COMPLETION OF THE SUBSTANTIAL ALTERATION ALLEGED TO HAVE CAUSED PECUNIARY LOSS OR DAMAGE.
WORK ON THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY DEPOT STARTED LAST OCTOBER AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED LATE IN 1982.
FIREMEN'S EFFICIENCY TESTED *****
A MOCK EXERCISE DESIGNED TO BOOST THE EFFICIENCY OF FIREMEN DEALING WITH FIRES INVOLVING INFLAMMABLE GOODS WAS HELD THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING AT THE KWUN TONG SHELL-OIL INSTALLATION.
MORE THAN 60 OFFICERS AND FIREMEN FROM THE EAST DIVISION
OF THE KOWLOON COMMAND TOOK PART.
+VALUABLE LESSONS WERE LEARNED FROM TODAY'S EXERCISE,+ SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
+ IT ENABLED FIREMEN TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO TACKLE FIRES INVOLVING OIL INSTALLATIONS, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE EXERCISE WAS ALSO AIMED AT IMPROVING TEAM WORK AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN STATIONS IN HANDLING MAJOR INCIDENTS.
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