SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1981
TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ON H.K. ISLAND
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MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON HONG KONG ISLAND ON TUESDAY (FEBRUARY 17) AND WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 18).
FROM 10 AM ON TUESDAY, ALL VEHICLES TRAVELLING ALONG POK FU LAM ROAD WITH UNLADEN WEIGHT EXCEEDING TWO TONS WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM MAKING LEFT-TURNS INTO POKFIELD ROAD.
FROM 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY, A 50-METRE SECTION OF TAI CHEONG STREET FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH SHAU KEI WAN ROAD WILL BE DESIGNATED A PUBLIC LIGHT BUS CLEARWAY ZONE.
WITHIN THE ZONE, ALL PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES, EXCEPT THOSE AUTHORISED IN WRITING BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS BETWEEN 7 AM AND MIDNIGHT DAILY.
CHEUNG CHAU TO LAUNCH BIG CLEAN-UP ****
CHEUNG CHAU RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN URGED TO GIVE THEIR FULL SUPPORT TO AN INTENSIVE CLEAN-UP WHICH WILL BE LAUNCHED TOWARDS THE END OF THIS MONTH.
MORE THAN 40 REFUSE BLACK SPOTS ALONG THE WATERFRONT AREA AND SIDE STREETS ON THE ISLAND WOULD BE GIVEN A FACE-LIFT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
ALL DISCARDED ITEMS AND BUILDING DEBRIS AND MATERIALS ACCUMULATED AT THE BLACK SPOTS WILL BE REMOVED.
CHEUNG CHAU RESIDENTS ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP THE ISLAND CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL JUNK TO THE REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS.
THEY ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO CLEAN UP ALL RUBBISH PLACED IN PUBLIC PLACE WITHIN SIX METRES OF THEIR PREMISES UNDER THE PROVISION OF THE PUBLIC CLEANSING AND PREVENTION OF NUISANCES BY-LAWS.
THE COMING CLEAN-UP IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CHEUNG CHAU RURAL COMMITTEE, THE DISTRICT OFFICE OF ISLANDS AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICE OF ISLANDS.
+AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT OF THE DRIVE IS ACHIEVED, THE NTSD WILL SPEND EVERY EFFORT, BACKED UP BY STRONG ENFORCEMENT ACTION, TO MAINTAIN A HIGH STANDARD OF CLEANLINESS THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE REMINDED HOLIDAY-MAKERS VISITING THE ISLAND NOT TO TURN THE PICNIC RESORT INTO A DUMPING GROUND OR THEY WOULD FACE A FINE OF $1 000 ON FIRST CONVICTION OF A LITTER OFFENCE.
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