SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 1988
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ALSO SPEAKING AT THE ROAD SAFETY DAY, THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GARY YEUNG, SAID THAT WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING AND THE THIRD PHASE OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR, AS WELL AS THE RECONSTRUCTION OF KING'S ROAD, THERE WOULD BE A BETTER ROAD NETWORK AND IMPROVED TRAFFIC FOR THE DISTRICT.
MR YEUNG ALSO URGED VOTERS IN THE DISTRICT TO CAST THEIR VOTES AT THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS ON MARCH 10.
VOLUNTEERS VISIT ELDERLY IN TAI PO
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ABOUT 100 VOLUNTARY WORKERS VISITED 50 OLD PEOPLE LIVING IN OLD BUILDINGS AND REMOTE VILLAGES IN TAI PO DISTRICT TODAY (SUNDAY).
THEY ALSO HELPED THE ELDERLY CLEAN UP AND PAINT THEIR HOMES.
TODAY'S VISIT WAS AIMED AT PROMOTING A SENSE OF CARE FOR THE AGED AND ASSISTING THE ELDERLY TO PREPARE FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
THE VISIT WAS ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ELDERLY SERVICES PROJECT INITIATED BY THE SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE ΤΑΙ PO DISTRICT BOARD.
APART FROM THE VISIT, ABOUT 800 ELDERLY WERE TREATED TO A VARIETY SHOW AT THE TAI PO CIVIC CENTRE ON JANUARY 10.
NEW CONDITIONS FOR TRANSPORTING LONG AND WIDE LOADS
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GOODS VEHICLE OPERATORS WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH NEW RULES THE TRANSPORTATION OF LONG LOADS AND WIDE LOADS FROM MARCH 1 YEAR.
THE ROAD TRAFFIC (TRAFFIC CONTROL) REGULATIONS
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STIPULATE THAT A LONG LOAD PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF ANY LOAD WHICH PROTRUDES MORE THAN 1.5 METRES BEYOND THE FOREMOST PART, OR MORE THAN 1.4 METRES BEHIND THE REARMOST PART OF THE CONVEYANCE VEHICLE.
IN ADDITION, A WIDE LOAD PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR THE CARRIAGE OF ANY LOAD WHICH EXCEEDS 2.5 METRES IN WIDTH.
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