TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1979
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DURING THE VISIT, THE DIRECTOR MET GROUPS OF YOUNG AND
OLD PEOPLE AND LEARNED OF THE VARIOUS SOCIAL PROGRAMMES ORGANISED FOR THEM.
THE PROJECT WORKERS ALSO RUN IN THE TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA A RECREATION CENTRE WHERE VOLUNTEERS GIVE FREE TUITION TO CHILDREN AND HELP ORGANISE GROUP ACTIVITIES.
CONTRACT FOR TUEN MUN WATER MAINS SIGNED
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WORK WILL START LATER THIS WEEK IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN FOR THE LAYING OF SOME 6 500-METRE-LONG WATER MAINS TO BRING SALT AND FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA.
THE CONTRACT FOR THE LAYING OF THESE PIPES, COSTING $4.2 MILLION, WAS SIGNED TODAY (TUESDAY) AT THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT BY MR. LEE GUN-CHEUNG, CHIEF ENGINEER, CONSTRUCTION, ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF YICK HING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
THESE PIPELINES WILL BE LAID ALONG MING KUN ROAD, TSING WAN ROAD, CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND SHEK PAI TAU ROAD.
WORK ON THE ENTIRE MAINS LAYING PROJECT WILL TAKE 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF KWUN TONG ROAD
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THE SECTION OF KWUN TONG ROAD BETWEEN HONG TAK ROAD AND ELEGANCE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 27) TO TUESDAY (OCTOBER 2) BETWEEN 1.30 A.M. AND 5.30 A.M. TO FACILITATE THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION WORKS ALONG KWUN TONG ROAD.
DURING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE, NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED TO WAI YIP STREET VIA LAI YIP STREET, WHILE SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED TO NGAU TAU KOK ROAD.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.