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TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1988
THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THE REGIONAL OFFICES OF THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT ARE LISTED AS FOLLOWS:
DURING OFFICE HOURS:
HONG KONG REGION
5-8958473
5-8958456
3-7145211 EXT. 08 AND 09
KOWLOON REGION
NT REGION
3-7145211 EXT. 59 AND 64
OUTSIDE OFFICE HOURS:
ALL REGIONS
5-8481111
WHEN TYPHOON SIGNAL NO.3 OR ABOVE IS HOISTED, REGION WILL SET UP AN EMERGENCY CONTROL CENTRE TO DEAL OR DAMAGED PUBLIC ROADS, LANDSLIPS, AND SO ON. THE EMERGENCY CONTROL CENTRE ARE:
HONG KONG REGION
KOWLOON REGION
NT REGION
TELEPHONE
5-778434, 5-8958485-7
3-7145211, 3-7155964
3-7145222, 3-7156842
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HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT COLOURING THE URBAN LANDSCAPE
EACH HIGHWAY WITH BLOCKED NUMBERS OF
STANDING ON
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A DULL LOOKING CONCRETE WALL WESTERN RECLAMATION HAS NOW BEEN TURNED INTO AN ARTISTIC STRUCTURE PLEASING TO THE EYE.
THE
IN THE
THIS RESULTS FROM THE IMAGINATIVE EFFORTS OF THE STAFF LANDSCAPE UNIT OF THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT WHO HAVE FOR MANY YEARS BEEN MAKING DESIGNS AND CARRYING OUT EXPERIMENTS IN ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT SURROUNDING PUBLIC ROADS.
TODAY, THERE ARE FEW MAJOR CAPITAL WORKS UNDERTAKEN THAT DO NOT INCLUDE SOME FORM OF LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS.
"THE 300-METRE-LONG WALL AT WESTERN RECLAMATION IS DESIGNED TO SCREEN A NEW CARGO HANDLING BASIN FROM A FUTURE PARK, HIGHWAYS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, MR HERMAN LINDEYER, SAID.
"IT IS