WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1986
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COMPUTERISED WHEELCHAIR DEVELOPED ******
A +COMPUTERISED+ WHEELCHAIR WHICH RESPONDS TO SPOKEN INSTRUCTIONS, HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY ENGINEERING GRADUATES UNDER TRAINING AT THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
A DEMONSTRATION OF THE WHEELCHAIR WILL BE GIVEN AT THE EMSD TRAINING CENTRE, CAROLINE HILL, AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE DEMONSTRATION.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE EMSD HQ AT 98 CAROLINE HILL ROAD.
TAI HANG WATER SUPPLY TO BE INTERRUPTED
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THE TAI HANG ROAD AREA WILL BE WITHOUT WATER FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM ON FRIDAY WHILE A DIVERTED WATER MAIN IS RECONNECTED. THE AREAS AFFECTED ARE 83 TO 113, TAI HANG ROAD, WANG FUNG TERRACE, TAI HANG DRIVE AND CHUN FAI ROAD.
THREE WATER TANKERS WILL PATROL THE AREAS WHILE THE SUPPLY IS INTERRUPTED,
WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO DIVERT THE MAIN WHICH WAS ONE OF FOUR AFFECTED BY THE UNDERMINING OF TAI HANG ROAD AT THE JUNCTION OF BLUE POOL ROAD.
THIS WAS DISCOVERED ON THURSDAY LAST WEEK WHEN IT WAS FOUND THAT A LOW-PRESSURE MAIN WAS LEAKING. THE WATER HAD UNDERMINED AN ANCHOR BLOCK OF TWO HIGH-PRESSURE MAINS, THE FOUNDATIONS OF A RETAINING WALL AND ROAD SUPPORTING STRUCTURES IN THE AREA.
THE EAST-BOUND SECTION OF TAI HANG ROAD WAS CLOSED SO THAT REPAIR WORK COULD BE CARRIED OUT ON THE MAINS WITHOUT INTERRUPTING THE WATER SUPPLY TO THE JARDINE'S LOOKOUT AND TAI HANG AREA.
THE WHOLE ROAD WAS CLOSED THE FOLLOWING DAY, FRIDAY, WHEN IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WEST-BOUND LANE SHOWED SIGNS OF SETTLING. SITE INVESTIGATION SHOWED HOLES OF CONSIDERABLE SIZE UNDER THE CARRIAGEWAY.
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