WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1981
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NEW ROAD SET TO OPEN IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST
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THE NEWLY-COMPLETED CHING YEE ROAD IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY, JUNE 26.
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AT THE SAME TIME, NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WOULD BE INTRODUCED IN THE AREA, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
UNDER THE ARRANGEMENTS, CHING YEE ROAD WILL BE DESIGNATED AN URBAN CLEARWAY BETWEEN 7 AM AND 7 PM DAILY.
TRAFFIC HEADING SOUTH ALONG CHATHAM ROAD WILL BE ABLE TO TURN DIRECT INTO CHING YEE ROAD.
VEHICLES TRAVELLING NORTH ALONG SALISBURY ROAD WILL TURN INTO CHING YEE ROAD VIA CHING HAY STREET OR HING CHEUNG ROAD NORTHBOUND AND TRAFFIC FROM SALISBURY ROAD SOUTHBOUND WILL TURN INTO CHING YEE ROAD VIA CHING HAY STREET.
TRAFFIC MOVING WEST ALONG CHING YEE ROAD WILL TURN INTO CHATHAM ROAD NORTHBOUND, WHILE VEHICLES HEADING EAST ALONG CHING YEE ROAD WILL TURN INTO HONG CHONG ROAD NORTHBOUND VIA HING CHEUNG ROAD SOUTHBOUND.
GASCOIGNE ROAD FLYOVER TO BE CLOSED FOR SIX NIGHTS
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THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF THE GASCOIGNE ROAD FLYOVER IN YAU MA TEI WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 8 PM AND 5 AM FOR SIX NIGHTS ON JUNE 26/27, 27/28, 29/30, JUNE 30/JULY 1, JULY 2/3 AND JULY 4/5.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE TEMPORARY CLOSURES WOULD FACILITATE MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE FLYOVER.
MOTORISTS HEADING TOWARDS KWUN TONG FROM FERRY STREET ARE ADVISED TO TAKE AN ALTERNATIVE GROUND-LEVEL ROUTE DURING THE CLOSURE PERIODS.
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