SUNDAY, MAY 11, 1980
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TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN MID-LEVELS
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A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN THE MID-LEVELS ON TUESDAY (MAY 13).
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT FROM 10 AM THAT DAY, TRAFFIC AT THE JUNCTION OF OLD PEAK ROAD, ALBANY ROAD AND ROBINSON ROAD WILL BE CONTROLLED BY TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THROUGH TRAFFIC FOR ROBINSON ROAD SHOULD USE THE ALBANY FLYOVER. AT THE SAME TIME, ALBANY ROAD WILL BE RE-OPENED TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC.
FURTHERMORE, SOUTHBOUND VEHICLES ON ALBANY ROAD WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM TURNING LEFT ONTO ROBINSON ROAD, AND NORTHBOUND VEHICLES ON OLD PEAK ROAD WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TURN RIGHT ONTO ROBINSON ROAD.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
NT TREE PLANTING DAYS ***
THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO ORGANISE A TREE PLANTING DAY IN EACH OF THE URBAN SERVICES DISTRICTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE EVENT IS SUPPORTED BY VARIOUS NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARDS (DAB) AND LOCAL STUDENTS.
DAB MEMBERS AND STUDENTS OF EACH DISTRICT WILL BE INVITED TO PLANT TREES AT SELECTED SPOTS IN EACH DISTRICT.
DIFFERENT SPECIES OF TREES WILL BE PLANTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TYPE OF SOIL AND WEATHER OF THE DISTRICT. THESE INCLUDE: BAUHINIA, COTTON TREES, CASSIA SURATTENSIA, ALEURITIES MOLUCCANA, DELONIX REGIA AND JACARANDA ACUTIFOLIA.
A NTSD SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OF THESE TREES THEREAFTER WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT.
+STATISTICS SHOW THAT EVERY YEAR ABOUT 800 TREES ARE DAMAGED THROUGH VANDALISM, + HE SAID.
+ IT IS HOPED THAT THE TREE PLANTING DAYS WILL AROUSE THE AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC TO CARE FOR TREES SO THAT DAMAGE TO THE TREES THROUGH VANDALISM IS MINIMISED.+
THE TREE PLANTING DAY WILL TAKE PLACE IN TAI PO, TUEN MUN AND TSUEN WAN/KWAI CHUNG ON MAY 16- YUEN LONG ON MAY 17- ISLAND DISTRICT ON MAY 22- SAI KUNG ON MAY 23 AND SHA TIN ON MAY 27.
THE SPOKESMAN