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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1980
AN ADDED FEATURE IS THE STAGING OF LIVE CAREERS SHOWS AND EXHIBITS BY THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE, FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE, KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY AND THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE AT EDINBURGH PLACE DURING THE EXHIBITION PERIOD.
THESE CAREERS-ORIENTED ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE A SKIN-DIVING PERFORMANCE TO DEMONSTRATE SEARCH FOR NARCOTICS, DEMONSTRATIONS BY THE POLICE'S SPECIALIST UNITS, PERFORMANCES BY BANDS, DOG SHOWS AND DISPLAYS OF POLICE VEHICLES AND FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BETWEEN 9.30 AM AND 6.30 PM DAILY FROM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) UNTIL DECEMBER 1,
BUS ONLY LANE ON CONNAUGHT RD CENTRAL
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A BUS ONLY LANE WILL BE INTRODUCED ON CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL FROM 7 AM ON TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 25).
A 355-METRE SECTION OF THE EASTBOUND KERBSIDE LANE OF THE ROAD BETWEEN CLEVERLY STREET AND PEDDER STREET WILL BE RESERVED FOR THE USE OF BUSES FROM 7 AM TO 10 AM AND FROM 4 PM TO 7 PM DAILY.
CHIEF TRANSPORT OFFICER, MRS DOROTHY CHAN, POINTED OUT THAT THIS PARTICULAR SECTION OF CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL WAS NOW BEING USED BY 21 BUS ROUTES WITH 168 BUSES PASSING EACH HOUR.
+THE OBSERVED BUS SPEED IS LOW, AT 6.3 KPH IN THE EVENING AND 7.4 KPH IN THE MORNING.
+WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE BUS ONLY LANE, IT IS EXPECTED THAT BUSES WHICH CARRY THE MAJORITY OF COMMUTERS WILL BE ABLE TO ATTAIN A FASTER SPEED DURING THE CRITICAL PERIODS.
+ INCONVENIENCE TO OTHER VEHICLES SHOULD BE LITTLE AS THE REMAINING TWO TO THREE TRAFFIC LANES ON THIS SECTION OF THE ROAD WILL STILL BE MAINTAINED, HE SAID.
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