FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1982
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TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL
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SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL WILL BE INTRODUCED IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FROM SUNDAY (OCTOBER 17).
WO HOP SHEK ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 PM ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 17) AND ON OCTOBER 23, 24, 25, 30 AND 31.
TAI PO ROAD FROM SHA TIN RACE COURSE TO FANLING ROUNDABOUT WILL BE CLOSED TO GOODS VEHICLES OVER 2-1/4 TONS BETWEEN 6 AM AND 6 PM ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 17) AND ON OCTOBER 24, 25 AND 31.
THE ACCESS ROADS TO TSUEN WAN CEMETERY WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC ON OCTOBER 24 AND 25.
A SPECIAL KMB ROUTE 73R WILL BE OPERATED BETWEEN SHEUNG SHUI AND MAN KAM TO (SAN UK LING) EVERY 15 MINUTES AT A FARE OF 70 CENTS ON OCTOBER 24 AND 25.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ADVISED MOTORISTS HEADING FOR THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES TO USE ROUTE TWISK AND FAN KAM ROAD OR CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND TUEN MUN HIGHWAY AS HEAVY CONGESTION IS EXPECTED ON TAI PO ROAD DURING THE CHUNG YEUNG HOLIDAYS.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO ADVISED COMMUTERS TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES AS PARKING SPACES IN MOST OF THE CEMETERY AREAS ARE EXTREMELY LIMITED.
RECORD NUMBER OF NT LITTERBUGS BROUGHT TO COURT ***
A TOTAL OF 358 LITTERBUGS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WERE BROUGHT TO COURT THIS WEEK, THE HIGHEST WEEKLY RECORD SINCE THE CURRENT CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN WAS LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR.
THEY WERE FINED A TOTAL OF $42 420 AT ANTI-LITTER COURTS IN TSUEN WAN AND FANLING, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
HIGHER FINES HAVE ALSO BEEN LEVIED BY THE COURTS, AS PART OF A CONTINUING CAMPAIGN AGAINST LITTERBUGS. THE HIGHEST FINE FOR THE WEEK WAS $280.
APART FROM EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS, PROSECUTION OF OFFENDERS IS NECESSARY TO DRIVE HOME THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN MESSAGE.
LITTERBUGS ARE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5 000 AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRIMITUMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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