TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1981
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WARM THANKS FROM PRINCE CHARLES AND LADY DIANA
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HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE PRINCESS OF WALES HAVE SENT THEIR WARMEST THANKS TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG FOR THE IR MOST GENEROUS GIFT ON THE OCCASION OF THE ROYAL COUPLE'S WEDDING.
+THE CARPET IS MAGNIFICENT AND WE ARE THRILLED WITH IT,+ PRINCE CHARLES WRITES IN A PARTLY HANDWRITTEN LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, REQUESTING HIM TO CONVEY HIS AND LADY DIANA'S WARMEST THANKS TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.
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+WE ARE BOTH OVERWHELMED BY YOUR GREAT KINDNESS IN THINKING OF SENDING US SUCH A SPLENDID WEDDING PRESENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING ALL THE TROUBLE TO FIND SOMETHING WHICH IS SO GREATLY APPRECIATED AND WILL BRING SO MUCH PLEASURE TO BOTH OF US THROUGHOUT OUR MARRIED LIFE.
+THE CARPET IS MAGNIFICENT AND WE ARE THRILLED WITH IT. PLEASE WOULD YOU CONVEY OUR WARMEST THANKS TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG FOR THEIR MOST GENEROUS GIFT.+
POK FU LAM ROAD BUS-ONLY LANE STARTS TOMORROW
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MOTORISTS ARE REMINDED THAT A BUS-ONLY LANE WILL BE INTRODUCED TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) ALONG A 1.2-KILOMETRE SECTION OF POK FU LAM ROAD.
THE LANE, EXTENDING FROM BISNEY ROAD TO POKFIELD ROAD, WILL OPERATE FROM 7 AM TO 9 AM FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY.
THE SECTION OF POK FU LAM ROAD BETWEEN SASSOON ROAD AND POKFIELD ROAD WILL ALSO BE DESIGNATED A CLEARWAY DURING THE SAME TIMES.
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S CHIEF TRANSPORT OFFICER, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT DIVISION, MR ALAN LUI, TODAY URGED CAR DRIVERS TO FORM TWO QUEUES IN THE SPACE ALONGSIDE THE BUS-ONLY LANE.
ALL VEHICLES, EXCEPT OMNIBUSES AND THOSE AUTHORISED IN WRITING BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING THE BUS-ONLY LANE DURING ITS HOURS OF OPERATION.
VEHICLES WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO CROSS THE BUS LANE TO GAIN ACCESS TO ADJACENT SITES.
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