FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1986
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DB MEMBERS CONCERNED ABOUT ROAD DIVERSION
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MEMBERS OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WERE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ROAD DIVERSION SCHEME FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER AND MADE A SITE VISIT TO HO MAN TIN DURING RUSH HOURS THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING.
LED BY KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALEX FONG, AND DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WONG SIK-KONG, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, SPENT ABOUT ONE-AND-A-HALF HOURS WALKING AROUND IN THE DISTRICT WHERE DIVERSIONS HAD BEEN IMPLEMENTED YESTERDAY.
THEY STROLLED ALONG WATERLOO ROAD, PUI CHING ROAD, PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, ARGYLE STREET AND SOARES AVENUE.
KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL CLOSELY MONITOR TRAFFIC CONDITION AND WILL KEEP IN CLOSE LIAISON WITH VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THE DISTRICT OFFICE, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE IN ORDER TO MINIMISE DISRUPTION TO THE PUBLIC.
THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER, WHICH WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC LANE, IS EXPECTED TO TAKE THREE YEARS TO COMPLETE.
THE NEW FLYOVER WILL HAVE TWO LANES ON BOTH THE SOUTH-BOUND AND NORTH-BOUND CARRIAGEWAYS.
STUDY WILL BENEFIT MANUFACTURERS
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THE CURRENT CONSULTANCY STUDY ON THE TEXTILES AND GARMENT INDUSTRIES WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN THE MOMENTUM OF INVESTMENT IN PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY ENHANCEMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR K.Y. YEUNG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
MR YEUNG SAID THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY WOULD HELP MANUFACTURERS TO FORMULATE OR SHARPEN THE IR DEVELOPMENT PLANS.
+THEY WILL ALSO BE OF USE TO THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT IN CONSIDER ING THE NEED FOR PROVIDING ADEQUATE SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL BACK-UP FACILITIES FOR THE INDUSTRIES INVOLVED, + HE SAID.
+THE STUDY IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE USEFUL INDICATORS ON THE INDUSTRIES EXPORT POTENTIAL, ON THE BASIS OF PRODUCT-BY-MARKET ANALYSES AND FORECASTS.
/+IT SHOULD