TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1984
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NEW BUS TERMINUS FOR CHAI WAN *****
A BUS TERMINUS IS BEING BUILT AT THE JUNCTION OF CHAI WAN ROAD AND SHEUNG ON STREET TO PROVIDE A MORE SATISFACTORY SERVICE TO COMMUTERS.
IT WILL CONSIST OF SIX BAYS VARYING IN LENGTH FROM 19 METRES TO 43 METRES, SIX PASSENGER PLATFORMS AND FOOTWAYS,
WORK ON THE PROJECT STARTED LAST WEEK AND WILL TAKE SIX
MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
SHELTERS FOR PASSENGER PLATFORMS, A KIOSK AND A CANTEEN FOR BUS REGULATORS WILL BE BUILT BY THE BUS COMPANY AFTER THE TERMINUS HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
PMG TO MEET MEDIA ****
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR HUGH ARDLEY, WILL MEET THE MEDIA IN THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM, FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, AT 4 PM ON THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 22).
DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED
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THE GOVERNOR, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCES PASSED ON LAU TAK-LOK AND LAU SHING-TIM ON JANUARY 13, 1983, AND ON KEUNG SIN-CHI ON JUNE 27, 1983 SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
BOTH LAU TAK-LOK AND LAU SHING-TIM HAD BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF MR SHING PUI-LUN ON DECEMBER 31, 1981.
KEUNG SIN-CHI WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF MRS LAW LAM PUI-CHUN, HER DAUGHTER LAW WAI-YEE AND SON LAW CHI-YAN ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1982.