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TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1983
WAN CHAI TRAFFIC CHANGES
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FROM 10 AM ON THURSDAY (JULY 28), NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN WAN CHAI FOLLOWING THE INTRODUCTION OF SIGNAL-CONTROLLED PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS ON WAN CHAI ROAD.
TRAFFIC ON MALLORY STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE WAY NORTHBOUND AND VEHICLES WILL HAVE TO TURN LEFT ONTO JOHNSTON ROAD.
TRAFFIC ON BURROWS STREET WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO TURN LEFT ONTO WAN CHAI ROAD.
HOWEVER, EASTBOUND TRAFFIC ON WOOD ROAD WILL HAVE TO TURN RIGHT ONTO WAN CHAI ROAD.
TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
BOOST IN USE OF CAR PARK EXPECTED ****
MONTHLY TICKETS FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S TSUEN WAN STATION MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 8 AM, THURSDAY (JULY 28).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT SINCE ITS OPENING ON JULY 18, THE UTILISATION OF THE CAR PARK HAD BEEN ON THE INCREASE.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE SALE OF MONTHLY TICKETS, COMBINED WITH THE OPERATION AGAINST ILLEGAL PARKING IN THE VICINITY AND THE COMPLETION OF THE NEARBY COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, WILL FURTHER BOOST THE USE OF THE CAR PARK.
THE TICKETS, AT $400 EACH, WILL BE ON SALE AT THE CAR PARK'S SHROFF OFFICE.
HOURLY CHARGES OF THE TSUEN WAN STATION CAR PARK HAVE BEEN SET AT A RELATIVLEY LOW LEVEL, TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM UTILISATION: $2 PER HOUR FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM AND $1 AN HOUR FROM 6 PM TO 8 AM.
BESIDES MEETING THE GENERAL PARKING NEEDS IN THE AREA THE CAR PARK IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE PARK-AND-RIDE ACCESS TO THE RAILWAY.
CHANGE OF VENUE FOR SEMINAR
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THE SEMINAR FOR MOBILE FOOD VAN OPERATORS WILL BE HELD AT A DIFFERENT VENUE ON THURSDAY (JULY 28) IN VIEW OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WISH TO ATTEND, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE SAID TODAY' (TUESDAY).
THE NEW VENUE WILL BE THE ASSEMBLY HALL ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF THE ABERDEEN MARKET COMPLEX.
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