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PUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1905
DR RIDDELL-SWAN RECALLED THAT WHEN TYPHOON MARY STRUCK JUNE 1960, MANY PEOPLE WERE LEFT HOMELESS PARTICULARLY HARD HIT WERE BOAT-DWELLING FISHERMEN OF CHEUNG CHAU,
HE ADDED THAT THE ROUND TABLE ASSOCIATION, WITH THE ACTUE PARTICIPATION OF COMMUNITY LEADERS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED, PROMPTLY LAUNCHED A REHOUSING SCHEME TO ACCOMMODATE VICTIMS.
+FORTY-TWO FAMILIES WERE HOUSED BY MARCH 1961 IN THE FIRST VILLAGE AND A FURTHER 24 FAMILIES WERE HOUSED IN THE SECOND VILLAGE IN 1964,+ HE SAID.
DR RIDDELL-SWAN NOTED THAT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF HIS DEPARTMENT, A BETTER LIVING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY WAS FORMED IN MARCH 1961 TO MANAGE THE COMMUNAL AFFAIRS OF BOTH VILLAGES,
THE DIRECTOR PRAISED THE SOCIETY FOR ITS GOOD WORK DURING THE PAST 24 YEARS.
+THROUGH HARD WORK AND THE DEDICATION OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS THE TWO VILLAGES HAVE PROSPERED AND ARE NOW THRIVING COMMUNITIES IN CHEUNG CHAU, HE SAID.
DR RIDDELL-SWAN ALSO UNVEILED A MEMORIAL STONE TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE NEW DOMESTIC UNITS OF THE VILLAGE.
BRIDGE CLOSED FOR SHA TIN SWITCH-ON CEREMONY
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TO FACILITATE THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVE LIGHTING SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY IN SHA TIN, SAND MARTIN BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED FOR AN HOUR FROM 5.30 PM TO 6.30 PM ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 20).
DURING THE CLOSURE, ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC CROSSING SHING MUN RIVER VIA SAND MARTIN BRIDGE WILL BE DIVERTED TO THE LION BRIDGE AND BANYAN BRIDGE.
KMB ROUTE 48 (WO CHE TO TSUEN WAN FERRY) WILL BE DIVERTED TO OPERATE VIA SHA KOK STREET, SHA TIN WAI ROAD, TAI CHUNG KIU ROAD, LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD, SHA TIN CENTRE STREET AND WANG POK STREET ON JOURNEYS TO WO CHÉ.
ON JOURNEYS TO TSUEN WAN FERRY, THE ROUTE WILL BE DIVERTED TO TAM KON PO STREET, SHA TIN CENTRE STREET, PAK HOK TING STREET, SHA TIN CENTRE STREET, LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD, TAI CHUNG KIU ROAD, SHA TIN WA! ROAD AND SHA KOK STREET.
ROUTE 69 (CHOI YUEN TO YUEN CHAU KOK) WILL BE DIVERTED TO OPERATE VIA TAI CHUNG KIU ROAD, LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD, TAI PO ROAD, SHA TIN RURAL COMMITTEE ROAD AND YUEN WO ROAD ON JOURNE 3 TO CHOI YUEN.
/ON JOURNEYS