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MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1983
MAXICAB FARES TO RISE
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FARES ON MAXICAB ROUTES 4, 5 AND 35, LINKING SHEK PAI WAN WITH YUN PING ROAD AND ABERDEEN WITH CAUSEWAY BAY AND WAN CHAI RESPECTIVELY, WILL BE INCREASED FROM $2.5 TO $3 AS FROM WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 19).
HOWEVER, THE NEW FARE WOULD STILL BE WITHIN THE MAXIMUM FARE LIMIT APPROVED BY GOVERNMENT IN JULY 1982 FOR THESE ROUTES, WHICH IS $3, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
CHOI HUNG WATER MAINS WORK
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO SOME PREMISES IN CHO! HUNG ESTATE WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 11 PM ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 20) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR LEAKAGE TESTS.
THE AFFECTED PREMISES ARE BOUNDED BY HUNG MUI AVENUE, LUK LAU AVENUE, CHANG FA AVENUE, CHING YEUNG AVENUE, LAM CHUNG AVENUE, WONG KUK AVENUE AND TSE WAI AVENUE, INCLUDING HÙNG NGOK HOUSE, KAM HON HOUSE, KAM WAN HOUSE, KAM PIK HOUSE, CHUI KING HOUSE, PAK SUET HOUSE, TAN FUNG HOUSE, KAM WAH HOUSE, LUK CHING HOUSE AND CHI MEI HOUSE.
EDINBURGH PLACE TRAFFIC PLAN
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EDINBURGH PLACE EAST BETWEEN THE EASTERN END OF URBAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND QUEEN'S PIER WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM TOMORROW (OCTOBER 18) FOR THE EIGHTH ASIAN ARTS FESTIVAL.