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THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1979
THE INDEX FOR HOUSING INCREASED BY TWO POINTS IN C.P.I.(A) AND BY THREE POINTS IN C.P.I.(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER RENT IN POST-WAR BUILT PRIVATE DWELLINGS.
THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT WENT UP BY THREE POINTS IN C.P.I.(A) AND BY TWO POINTS IN C.P.I.(B), REFLECTING THE FULL IMPACT OF THE INCREASE IN PRICE OF KEROSENE SINCE FEBRUARY.
THE DROP OF ONE POINT IN THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR IN C.P.I.(A) AND C.P.I.(B) WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO LOWER PRICES FOR MEN'S AND WOMEN'S OUTER-CLOTHING AND WOMEN'S FOOTWEAR.
THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS ROSE BY ONE POINT IN BOTH C.P.1.(A) AND C.P.I.(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES FOR WOODEN FURNITURE, TRAVEL GOODS, TELEVISION SETS AND SOUND EQUIPMENT.
THE RISE OF ONE POINT IN THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS IN C.P.I.(A) WAS MAINLY BROUGHT ABOUT BY HIGHER PRICES FOR TOILET REQUISITES, SOAP AND DETERGENTS.
THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES INCREASED BY TWO POINTS EACH IN C.P.I.(A) AND C.P.I.(B) FOLLOWING HIGHER FARES FOR PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES.
HIGHER CHARGES FOR HAIRDRESSING PUSHED THE INDEX FOR SERVICES UP BY ONE POINT IN BOTH C.P.I.(A) AND C.P.I(B).
PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER COMMODITY SECTIONS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
UNIQUE FLYOVER FOR TSUEN WAN
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A FLYOVER WHICH IS UNIQUE IN APPEARANCE IN HONG KONG IS BEING BUILT IN THE NEW TOWN OF TSUEN WAN.
WHEN THE $30 MILLION PROJECT IS COMPLETED AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR, IT WILL BE A BOON TO RESIDENTS AND OTHERS PASSING THROUGH THE TOWN.
FOCAL POINT OF THE PROJECT IS A NEW GRADE-SEPARATED INTERSECTION AT THE JUNCTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND TEXACO ROAD. THIS WILL LINK THE MAIN CONTAINER ROUTES TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF TSUEN WAN.
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE ROUTE WILL BE HEAVILY USED AND WILL SUBSTANTIALLY RELIEVE TRAFFIC FLOW ON THE ROADS TO THE WEST OF THE
TOWN.
+THE MAIN ELEVATED STRUCTURE WILL BE A SLIM, HOLLOW PRESTRESSED CONCRETE DECK OF UNIQUE DISHED FORM, RESTING ON SCULPTURED CONCRETE SUPPORTS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THIS LOCATION, MR. LEN CURRIE OF THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE, EXPLAINED TODAY (THURSDAY).
*THE BRIDGE ABUTMENTS SPORT UNUSUAL 'SHATTERED RIB' FINISH AND ARE WELL BACK FROM THE ROAD, THE AIM BEING TO CREATE AN EFFECTIVE EXTENSION TO TAI WO HAU PARK BY MAKING THE AREA UNDER AND AROUND THE BRIDGE AS ATTRACTIVE AS POSSIBLE.+
/ME. CURRIE