FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1982
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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, MR RIDDELL-SWAN SAID, CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FARMERS WITH TECHNICAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TOGETHER WITH LOANS AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FROM THE FUNDS IT ADMINISTERS.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE VEGETABLE INDUSTRY OVER THE YEARS BENEFITED FROM THE EFFORTS OF THE FEDERATION WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT, HE ADDED.
CLOSURE OF BLACK'S LINK
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BLACK'S LINK WILL BE CLOSED TO WESTBOUND TRAFFIC FROM 7 AM ON MONDAY (MARCH 15), THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT AS THE ESSENTIAL CABLE LAYING WORKS IN UPPER BLACK'S LINK HAS EXTENDED DOWN TO THE DEEP WATER BAY ROAD JUNCTION, IT IS NECESSARY TO CLOSE THE ROAD AGAIN AT SHORT NOTICE AS EARLIER STATED.
FOR THE SAME REASON, HE SAID, THE SECTION OF DEEP WATER BAY ROAD BETWEEN NAM FUNG ROAD AND THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING TO HOUSE NO. 8 WOULD BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY NORTHBOUND FROM 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 17).
FOLLOWING THE TEMPORARY ONE-WAY TRAFFIC SYSTEM, SOUTHBOUND VEHICLES ON WONG NAI CHUNG CAP ROAD HEADING TOWARDS THE WONG CHUK HANG AREA WILL BE DIVERTED VIA REPULSE BAY ROAD AND ISLAND ROAD.
ANOTHER SECTION OF DEEP WATER BAY ROAD BETWEEN WONG NAI CHUNG GAP ROUNDABOUT AND THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING TO HOUSE NO. 5 WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC EXCEPT THOSE REQUIRING ACCESS.
THESE ARRANGEMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST FOR ABOUT THREE
MONTHS.
MEANWHILE, AS ROAD WORKS ARE BEING CARRIED OUT AT THE SECTION OF ISLAND ROAD BETWEEN DEEP WATER BAY ROAD AND SHOUSON HILL ROAD, DRIVERS OF ARTICULATED VEHICLES WISHING TO GO TO WONG CHUK HANG AND ABERDEEN ARE ADVISED TO USE POK FU LAM ROAD OR THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL,
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