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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1983
THREE MEN COMMENDED FOR CATCHING SNATCHER
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THREE MEN WHO ASSISTED POLICE IN ARRESTING A SNATCHER LAST YEAR WERE TODAY (TUESDAY) COMMENDED BY THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE (WCDFCC) FOR THEIR CIVIC-MINDEDNESS.
THE MEN MESSRS LAW KAM-CHOR, LEE MAN-KIT AND LAI SHEK-LUN RECEIVED THEIR COMMENDATION CERTIFICATES FROM THE WAN CHAI ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FRANCIS HO AND THE POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR A.J. MULLINS, BEFORE A MEETING OF THE WCDFCC.
MR HO, WHO IS ALSO THE WCDFCC CHAIRMAN, PRAISED THEM FOR THE IR BRAVERY AND APPEALED TO LOCAL RESIDENTS TO FOLLOW THEIR EXAMPLE.
THE INCIDENT OCCURRED LAST OCTOBER IN CAUSEWAY BAY NEAR THE MITSUKOSHI DEPARTMENT STORE. THE SUSPECT HAD SNATCHED A WOMAN'S NECKLACE, AND WAS CAUGHT AFTER A SHORT CHASE BY THE THREE MEN,
WHO TURNED HIM OVER TO THE POLICE.
THE APPREHENDED MAN WAS LATER SENTENCED TO NINE MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.
NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN KWUN TONG AND HK ISLAND
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) ANNOUNCED A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS TO BE IMPLEMENTED AT MARSH ROAD FLYOVER, TAI YIP STREET AND SHAU KEI WAN ROAD.
FROM 11.30 PM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY, TAI YIP STREET IN KWUN TONG BETWEEN HONG TAK ROAD AND SIU YIP STREET WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FLYOVER.
THE CLOSURE WILL BE REPEATED AT THE SAME TIME ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 24) UNTIL 6 AM ON FRIDAY.
DURING THE CLOSURES, VEHICLES FROM TELFORD GARDEN HEADING FOR KWUN TONG ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED VIA SIU YIP STREET, WAI YIP STREET AND LAI YIP STREET, WHILE THOSE FROM TAI YIP STREET WESTBOUND WILL BE DIVERTED VIA HONG TAK ROAD AND KWUN TONG ROAD.
FROM THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 24), ONE OF THE TRAFFIC LANES ON MARSH ROAD FLYOVER WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 9 PM AND 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS TO FACILITATE REPAIR WORK. HOWEVER, SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC WILL BE MAINTAINED ON THE REMAINING LANE.
DURING THE CLOSURE, MOTORISTS HEADING FOR WAN CHAI FERRY PIER
MAY USE FLEMING ROAD FLYOVER.
FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 25), THE TRAFFIC LANE ON THE WESTBOUND TRAM TRACK OF SHAU KEI WAN ROAD NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH SUN SING STREET WILL BE RESERVED FOR TRAMS ONLY.
THE EXTENT OF THE RESERVED SECTION WILL BE INDICATED BY CARRIAGEWAY MARKINGS.