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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1983
THERE WILL BE TWO ENTRY POINTS TO THE CIRCUIT, ONE ON SHING HO ROAD IN TAI WAI WHERE THE PUBLIC LIGHT BUS AND TAXI STANDS WILL BE LOCATED, AND THE OTHER ON LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD NEAR THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS DEPOT FOR PEOPLE ARRIVING BY BUSES.
+ACCESS TO AND FROM THE TEMPLE WILL BE QUICKER AND MORE CONVENIENT BY THE PEDESTRIAN CIRCUIT AS MORE THAN 100 000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED ON THAT DAY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ALSO APPEALED TO ALL WORSHIPPERS TO CO-OPERATE BY USING PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND OBSERVING THE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS.
EXTRA SERVICES WILL BE ADDED TO THE FOLLOWING FIVE BUS ROUTES WHICH WILL GO THROUGH THE LION ROCK TUNNEL
JORDAN ROAD TO WO CHE ESTATE,
ROUTE 70
ROUTE 71
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JORDAN ROAD TO SHEUNG SHUI,
ROUTE 81M
ROUTE 85
ROUTE 89
KOWLOON TONG MTR STATION TO SUN TIN WAI ESTATE,
KOWLOON CITY TO TAI WAI, AND
KWUN TONG TO LEK YUEN ESTATE.
MAXICAB NO. 61M FROM KOWLOON TONG MTR STATION TO TAI WAI VIA THE LION ROCK TUNNEL WILL ALSO HAVE ITS SERVICES STRENGTHENED.
WORSHIPPERS RETURNING TO KOWLOON AFTER VISITING THE TEMPLE SHOULD HEAD FOR THE BUS STOP NEAR THE KMB DEPOT.
THE SPOKESMAN CONTINUED THAT PARKING FOR PRIVATE CARS WOULD ONLY BE TOLERATED ALONG SHA TIN TAU ROAD. HOWEVER, HE URGED ALL WORSHIPPERS TO MAKE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT WHICH SHOULD BE ADEQUATE FOR THE OCCASION.
HE URGED ALL VISITORS TO BE CAREFUL WHEN BURNING JOSS STICKS. HE ALSO WARNED HAWKERS NOT TO SELL HYDROGEN-FILLED BALLOONS BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF EXPLOSION.
FOR PEOPLE VISITING OTHER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ON THAT DAY, THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED THEM TO USE TAI PO ROAD IN ORDER TO AVOID CONGESTION. THE ELECTRIC TRAINS WILL RUN AT 10-MINUTE INTERVALS AS USUAL.
MEANWHILE, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT MAN LAM ROAD IN TAI WAI WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 15 AND 16) BETWEEN 7 AM AND 6 PM DAILY.
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