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SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 1979
ON COMPLETING THE APPRENTICESHIP, THE APPRENTICES WILL BE AWARDED CERTIFICATES BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR CERTIFYING THE IR COMPETENCY IN THE TRADE OR OCCUPATION THEY HAVE CHOSEN.
ANY SUITABLY QUALIFIED YOUNGSTERS INTERESTED IN AN APPRENTICESHIP ARE WELCOME TO ENQUIRE AT THE DIVISION, 12TH FLOOR, ASIAN HOUSE, NO. 1 HENNESSY ROAD, WANCHAI.
DUKE OF KENT ARRIVES
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THE DUKE OF KENT ARRIVED IN HONG KONG BY AIR THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON FOR A BRIEF PRIVATE STAY. HE WILL BE FLYING TO CHINA TOMORROW (MONDAY) ON AN OFFICIAL VISIT.
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WAS MET AT THE AIRPORT BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE.
DUAL CARRIAGEWAY SCHEME IN ADVANCED STAGE
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THE $72 MILLION SCHEME TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING AND FUTURE TRAFFIC FLOW ALONG CLEARWATER BAY ROAD HAS REACHED AN ADVANCED STAGE.
THE SCHEME COMPRISES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DUAL CARRIAGEWAY FROM NGAU CHI WAN ESTATE TO ITS JUNCTION WITH HIRAM'S HIGHWAY, AND AN IMPROVED 7.3-METRE CARRIAGEWAY WITH CLIMBING LANE ON STEEP GRADIENT TO HANG HAU ROAD.
MR. S.C. CHEN, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE, SAID WORK ON THE TWO MAJOR FLYOVERS, BUILT ON THE NEW CLEARWATER BAY ROAD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SHUN LEE TSUEN DEVELOPMENT, IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.
+ON THE SECTION BETWEEN ANDERSON ROAD AND PIK UK. WORK IS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY ON THE FIRST PHASE FROM PIK UK TO CLEARWATER BAY APARTMENTS WHILE LAND RESUMPTION AND CLEARANCE FOR THE SECOND PHASE ARE IN HAND, HE SAID.
MR. CHEN POINTED OUT THAT CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITIONAL NEW CARRIAGEWAY ON THE SECTION BETWEEN PIK UK AND HIRAM'S HIGHWAY IS WELL ADVANCED AND THE NEW ROAD IS SCHEDULED TO BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.
TURNING TO THE SECTION BETWEEN HIRAM'S HIGHWAY AND HANG
HAU ROAD, HE ADDED IT IS IN THE DETAILED DESIGN STAGE.
LAST YEAR, THE SECTION OF CLEARWATER BAY ROAD ADJOINING NGAU CHI WAN ESTATE WAS OPENED TO TRAFFIC AFTER IT HAD BEEN WIDENED.
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