SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1989
MAJOR ROUTE MAP NOW AVAILABLE
"MAJOR ROUTE FIND OUT QUICKLY FROM ONE DISTRICT
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS PUBLISHED A LEAFLET
CAN THEY MAP HONG KONG" TO AID MOTORISTS SO THAT THE MOST CONVENIENT AND DIRECT ROUTE WHEN DRIVING TO ANOTHER.
A COLOUR
THE LEAFLET CONTAINS ROUTE NUMBERS AND DETAILS OF THESE ROUTES.
MAP SHOWING
THE
MAJOR ROAD
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT
ARE LEAFLET THAT COPIES OF THE DEPARTMENT'S LICENSING DISTRICT OFFICES.
SAID TODAY (SUNDAY 1
AT AVAILABLE NOW
THE TRANSPORT OFFICES, VEHICLE EXAMINATION
CENTRES
AND
IN HONG KONG
ARE GIVEN
ROUTE SIMPLE
THE SINGLE SYSTEM IN
ROADS HIGH CAPACITY NUMBERS, SO FAR. EIGHT ROUTES HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED UNDER DIGIT ROUTE NUMBERING SYSTEM SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE 1974.
ROUTE NUMBER SHIELDS ARE PAINTED ON DIRECTIONAL
TRAFFIC SIGNS
TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
FOR THE
ROUTE NUMBERS
ON THE
"MOTORISTS ONLY NEED TO LOOK DIRECTIONAL SIGNS WITHOUT HAVING TO MEMORISE THE NAMES OF THE ROADS. THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
THE EIGHT MAJOR ROUTES ARE:
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ROUTE 1
ABERDEEN
LOK MA CHAU
ROUTE 2
NGAU TAU KOK
LOK MA CHAU
ROUTE 3
SAI YING PUN
——
YUEN LONG | PROPOSED)
ROUTE 4
ROUTE 5
LAI CHI KOK
SHA TIN
KWUN TONG
JUNK BAY
TSUEN WAN (THROUGH THE SHING MUN TUNNEL)
ROUTE 6
QUARRY BAY
KWUN TONG
——
MA LIU SHUI
ROUTE 7
CAUSEWAY BAY
--
CENTRAL
SAI YING PUN
ROUTE 8 ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR FROM CHAI WAN TO CAUSEWAY BAY
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