SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 1981
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MACLEHOSE TRAIL ROUTE MAPS ON SALE
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LARGE ROUTE MAPS OF THE MACLEHOSE TRAIL GIVING DETAILS OF EACH OF THE 10 STAGES CAN NOW BE PURCHASED FROM THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
THE MAPS GIVE DETAILS OF THE LOCATION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AS WELL AS THE DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY FOR HIKERS AT EACH STAGE.
THEY ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE ESTIMATED TIME NEEDED TO COVER EACH STAGE.
ROUTES JOINING WITH THE TRAIL ARE ALSO SHOWN ON THE MAPS.
THE MAPS ARE SOLD BY THE STAGES AND EACH MAP COSTS $8.50. THE COMPLETE SET OF 10 MAPS COSTS $85.
THE MAPS SHOULD BE OF GREAT VALUE TO HIKERS AND GEOGRAPHY STUDENTS, WHO CAN MOUNT THEM FOR EASY REFERENCE.
THEY ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE CARTOGRAPHIC OFFICE AT ROOM 1452 ON THE 14TH FLOOR OF THE CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN KOWLOON.
THE MACLEHOSE TRAIL IS HONG KONG'S FIRST LONG-DISTANCE HIK ING TRAIL AND TRAVERSES THE NEW TERRITORIES FROM SAI KUNG IN THE EAST TO TUEN MUN IN THE WEST.
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NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN TSUEN WAN
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NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN TSUEN WAN FROM 11 AM ON TUESDAY (MARCH 31) FOR THE OPENING OF THE INTERCHANGE AT THE JUNCTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND TEXACO ROAD TO TRAFFIC.
EASTBOUND VEHICLES ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD PROCEEDING TO TSUEN WAN (NORTH) SHOULD TURN LEFT INTO SHING MUN ROAD AND TRAVEL ALONG TEXACO ROAD. THOSE HEADING FOR THE SECTION OF TEXACO ROAD TO THE SOUTH OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD SHOULD TURN LEFT INTO THE NEW LINK ROAD ABOUT 150 METRES DOWNSTREAM OF THE NEW FLYOVER AND PROCEED BY KWOK SHUT ROAD AND THE NEW FLYOVER.
THE UN-NAMED ROAD AT THE JUNCTION OF TAI WO HAU ROAD AND TEXACO ROAD LINKING TEXACO ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY TOWARDS CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
SHING MUN ROAD BETWEEN CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND TEXACO ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED TWO-WAY.
THE EXISTING TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL AT THE JUNCTION OF SHING MUN ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD WILL BE REMOVED AND THE EXISTING GAPS AT THE CENTRAL DIVIDER OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD WILL BE PERMANENTLY CLOSED.
WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON KWOK SHUI ROAD WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO TURN LEFT AT ITS JUNCTION WITH TEXACO ROAD.
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