NOTE TO EDITORS:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1984
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YUEN LONG GETS READY FOR ARTS FESTIVAL
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WELL KNOWN ORCHESTRA AND OPERA GROUPS, BALLET AND DANCE TROUPES, SINGERS AND A CHILDREN'S CHOIR WILL PERFORM FOR YUEN LONG RESIDENTS DURING A 15-DAY ARTS FESTIVAL WHICH BEGINS ON FEBRUARY 17.
THE FOURTH YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE A WIDE RANGE OF ENTERTAINING AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMES.
DETAILS OF THE FESTIVAL WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MADAM LEUNG SING-TAK, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT 2.30 PM ON FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 10) ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF KAR SHING RESTAURANT, KAU YUK ROAD, YUEN LONG.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE NEWS CONFERENCE.
A GOVERNMENT VAN WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 1 PM SHARP FOR YUEN LONG.
TRAFFIC CHANGES ON ISLAND AND NT
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NEW TRAFFIC MEASURES WILL BE IN FORCE ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND THE NEW TERRITORIES FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 10).
IN WAN CHAI, ALL VEHICLES ON FLEMING ROAD FLYOVER NORTHBOUND WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM TURNING LEFT INTO HARBOUR ROAD.
THE UNNAMED ROAD LEADING FROM 120 POK FU LAM ROAD TO QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL WILL BE PROHIBITED TO ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT THOSE REQUIRING LOCAL ACCESS.
IN WO HOP SHEK, THE EXISTING PLB RESTRICTION AT THE UNNAMED ROAD ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF NT CIRCULAR ROAD NEAR HO KA YUEN WILL BE LIFTED.
PLB PROHIBITION ZONE
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FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 10), THE SECTION OF THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF TSUEN WAN MARKET STREET BETWEEN TAI MO ROAD AND CHUEN LUNG STREET WILL BE PROHIBITED TO ALL PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES EXCEPT THOSE AUTHORISED IN WRITING BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.