TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1986
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KOWLOON CITY DB MEMBERS SEE KCRC OPERATIONS
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KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING VISITED THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION (KCRC) TO SEE ITS OPERATION AND TRAIN SERVICES.
LED BY DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WONG SIK-KONG, AND DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALEX FONG, THEY FIRST WENT TO THE CONTROL CENTRE AT KOWLOON STATION IN HUNG HOM TO SEE HOW TRAIN SERVICES ARE RUN.
THEY LATER BOARDED A SPECIAL TRAIN TO THE CORPORATION'S HEAD OFFICE AT KCRC HOUSE IN SHA TIN WHERE THEY WERE GIVEN AN INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPANY AND SAW A SLIDE PRESENTATION.
BOARD MEMBERS WERE LATER BRIEFED BY COMPANY MANAGING DIRECTOR,
MR PETER QUICK, ON ITS MANAGEMENT AND FUTURE PLANS.
COMPANY COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR, MR ABRAHAM RAZACK, ALSO GAVE A BRIEF TO BOARD MEMBERS ON THE HUNG HOM BAY STUDY AND THE FREIGHT OPERATIONS.
TODAY'S VISIT IS PART OF AN ON-GOING PROGRAMME BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO ENABLE MEMBERS TO LEARN ABOUT THE OPERATIONS OF PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES.
COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
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MEMBERS OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 25) TO DISCUSS PROJECTS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN KOWLOON TONG.
THESE INCLUDE WIDENING LANCASHIRE ROAD AT THE JUNCTION WITH WATERLOO ROAD AND ASSOCIATED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES IN EAST KOWLOON TONG, AND CONSTRUCTION OF A FLYOVER ACROSS WATERLOO ROAD LINKING YORK ROAD AND HEREFORD ROAD.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE 1986-87 KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN WHICH WILL PUT EMPHASIS ON SAFETY FOR ELDERLY PEDESTRIANS.
DURING THE CAMPAIGN, A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES WILL BE ORGANISED TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
THERE WILL