WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1983
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HEAVY VEHICLES TO BE DIVERTED
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FROM FRIDAY (DECEMBER 30), ALL VEHICLES OVER 2-1/2 TONS UNLADEN WILL BE BANNED FROM THE SECTION OF SHAU KE WAN ROAD EASTBOUND BETWEEN HOLY CROSS PATH AND HOI NING STREET DAILY FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY,
THE MEASURE, WHICH WILL LAST FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS, IS TO FACILITATE WORK ON THE MTR ISLAND LINE.
DURING THE CLOSURE, HEAVY VEHICLES WILL BE DIVERTED VIA HOLY CROSS PATH AND HOI NING STREET.
NO U-TURNS
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FROM 10 AM ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 31), U-TURNS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED IN TONKIN STREET, FROM THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY TO THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY.
AND FROM THE SAME DAY, THE SECTION OF NAM CHEONG STREET FLYOVER ABOVE LUNG CHEUNG ROAD WILL BE DESIGNATED A PUBLIC LIGHT BUS PROHIBITED ZONE EXCEPT FOR THOSE BUSES AUTHORISED IN WRITING BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.
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WATER FIGURES ***
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (WEDNESDAY) STOOD AT 90.8 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 532.013 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 437.072 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 74.6 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.