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SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1986
CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY
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A CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LAM KAM ROAD FLYOVER, SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO BLEND WITH THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT OF TAI PO, WILL BE SIGNED ON MONDAY (JULY 21).
THE $61.5 MILLION CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO KUMAGAI GUMI (HONG KONG) LIMITED BY THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT.
THE 750-METRE-LONG FLYOVER WILL BE A DUAL, TWO-LANE ELEVATED STRUCTURE BRIDGING ROUNDABOUTS AT THE JUNCTIONS WITH LAM KAM ROAD AND HONG LOK YUEN ACCESS ROAD.
NOTE TO EDITORS
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CONTRACT-SIGNING CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE NINTH FLOOR OF EMPIRE CENTRE, TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, AT 10 AM ON MONDAY.
OFFICE ASSISTANT HONOURED
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AN OFFICE ASSISTANT OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN AWARDED THE IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL BY THE QUEEN ON HIS RETIREMENT FOR 35 YEARS OF LOYAL SERVICE.
MR HO WAI, AGED 59, WAS ATTACHED TO THE HOI PA STREET GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL BEFORE HIS RETIREMENT LATE LAST MONTH.
MR HO FIRST JOINED THE DEPARTMENT AS A COOLIE IN THE GRANTHAM TRAINING COLLEGE IN SEPTEMBER 1950. HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF OFFICE ATTENDANT IN 1960 AND REGRADED AS AN OFFICE ASSISTANT IN 1976.
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TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF ROADS IN CENTRAL ******
TWO ROAD SECTIONS IN CENTRAL WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC DAILY FROM 9 PM TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY ON JULY 22 (TUESDAY), 23 AND 24 FOR ROAD RESURFACING WORKS.
THE TWO ROADS ARE:
* THE SLIP ROAD LEADING FROM UPPER ALBERT ROAD TO GARDEN
ROAD AND
* THE SECTION OF UPPER ALBERT ROAD BETWEEN THE SLIP ROAD
AND LOWER ALBERT ROAD. HOWEVER, VEHICLES TO AND FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE DO NOT HAVE TO OBSERVE THE CLOSURE ON THIS ROAD SECTION.
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