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SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1986
IT WILL INCLUDE TALKS BY FREIGHT TRANSPORT EXPERTS ON VAR IOUS TOPICS SUCH AS EMPLOYMENT AND CAREERS PROSPECTS IN SHIPPING AND CARGO HANDLING TERMINALS COMPANIES, FORWARDING AGENCY AND WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION FIRMS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIDE SHOW AND A QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD.
ADMISSION TO THE SEMINAR IS FREE. INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD MAKE RESERVATIONS BEFORE JULY 14 BY CALLING 5-8932341, EXT. 258.
ROAD SECTION IN SAI KUNG TO BE WIDENED
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ABOUT 200 METRES OF PO TUNG ROAD IN SAI KUNG TOWN IS TO BE WIDENED AND FURTHER REALIGNED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW.
THE PROPOSAL INVOLVES A SECTION BETWEEN ONE END OF HIRAM'S HIGHWAY AND THE BUS TERMINUS IN THE TOWN.
IT IS TO BE WIDENED FROM SIX METRES TO 10.3 METRES TO ALLOW FOR RIGHT TURNING INTO THE CAR PARK IN THE AREA AND FOR ACCESS TO MAN NIN STREET.
THE EXISTING ZEBRA CROSSING WILL BE REPLACED BY PUSH-BUTTON TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND AN ADDITIONAL REFUGE ISLAND CROSSING WILL BE PROVIDED,
APART FROM WIDENING THE ROAD, THE SCHEME WILL ALSO INVOLVE IMPROVING ACCESS TO TAN CHEUNG VILLAGE. TOGETHER WITH WIDENED FOOTPATHS, THE ACCESS ROAD WILL CONNECT WITH A FUTURE IMPROVED OPEN-AIR CAR PARK.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT SAID THE SECTION OF PO TUNG ROAD NEEDED TO BE WIDENED TO COPE WITH TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN SAI KUNG TOWN, PARTICULARLY AT WEEKENDS AND ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
HE SAID A FURTHER INCREASE IN TRAFFIC THROUGH SAI KUNG WAS EXPECTED WHEN THE ROAD LINK BETWEEN MA ON SHAN AND NAI CHUNG WAS OPENED IN MID-1988.
OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED WORKS SHOULD BE SENT IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY SEPTEMBER 9.
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RESTRICTED ZONES DESIGNATED
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FROM 10 AM ON TUESDAY (JULY 15), A NUMBER OF ROAD SECTIONS IN TO KWA WAN WILL BE DESIGNATED PUBLIC LIGHT BUS RESTRICTED ZONES FROM 7 AM TO 12 MIDNIGHT DAILY.
THEY ARE: MAIDSTONE ROAD BETWEEN LOK SHAN ROAD AND KIANG SU STREET- KIANG SU STREET BETWEEN MAIDSTONE ROAD AND KAU PUI LUNG ROAD AND KAU PUI LUNG ROAD SOUTHBOUND BTWEEN A POINT ABOUT 27 METRES NORTH OF ITS JUNCTION WITH CHI KING STREET AND A POINT ABOUT 10 METRES SOUTH OF ITS JUNCTION WITH KIANG SU STREET.
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