THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1994
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MOST OF THE BLOCKED ROADS RE-OPENED TO TRAFFIC
MOST OF THE. ROADS WHICH HAVE BEEN EITHER COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING OR LANDSLIP DURING THE RAIN IN THE PAST FEW DAYS HAVE BEEN RE-OPENED TO TRAFFIC.
TORRENTIAL
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT SAID MORE THAN 300 INCIDENTS HAD BEEN REPORTED то THE DEPARTMENT'S EMERGENCY CO- ORDINATION CENTRE SINCE JULY 22.
OVER 80 PER CENT OF THESE CASES WERE CLEARED AND ROAD TRAFFIC HAVE RETURNED TO NORMAL GRADUALLY.
SOME OF THE CASES ARE MORE COMPLICATED AND IT WOULD TAKE A BIT MORE TIME BEFORE THE ROADS CAN BE RE-OPENED.
ON HONG KONG ISLAND, A LANDSLIP OCCURED AT MAGAZINE GAP ROAD NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH MAY ROAD. AS A RESULT, ONE LANE HAS TO BE CLOSED FOR A FEW WEEKS TO ENABLE REMEDIAL WORK TO PROCEED. TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT IS BEING IMPLEMENTED.
A KUNG NGAM ROAD FRONTING MING WAH DAI HA IN SHAU KEI WAN IS BE BLOCKED BY LANDSLIP. ACCESS TO PREMISES ALONG A KUNG NGAM ROAD CAN MADE FROM EITHER CHAI WAN ROAD OR SHAU KEI WAN MAIN STREET. REPAIR WORK IS IN PROGRESS AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE ROAD WOULD BE RE- OPENED TO ONE-LANE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC ON AUGUST 3 AND RESUME NORMAL TWO- LANE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC IN MID-AUGUST.
SOUTH BOUND OF
REPULSE BAY ROAD NEAR HOUSE NO.36 HAS BEEN CLOSED AS A RESULT OF LANDSLIP. TEMPORARY SLOPE PROTECTION WORK WAS IN PROGRESS AND THE ROAD WOULD BE RE-OPENED TO NORMAL. TWO-LANE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC TOMORROW.
IN KOWLOON, HAU MAN STREET IN HO MAN TIN WILL HAVE ONE LANE REMAIN CLOSED FOR TWO TO THREE WEEKS FOR REMEDIAL WORKS.
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CONSTRUCTION OF SAFETY FENCE AT SAU MAU PING ROAD JUNCTION OF SAU MAU PATH IS IN PROGRESS. IT IS EXPECTED TWO LANES WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC AFTER THE SAFETY FENCE HAS BEEN ERECTED IN ABOUT FOUR DAYS.
THE DOWNHILL CARRIAGEWAY OF NEW CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD IS
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ΤΟ LANDSLIP. ONLY THE FAST LANE IS OPENED AFFECTED
TRAFFIC AND REMEDIAL WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE A FEW WEEKS TO COMPLETE.
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, SAI SHA ROAD IN KEJ LENG HA, SAI KUNG, TWO. IS EXPECTED TO BE FULLY RE-OPENED TO TRAFFIC IN THE NEXT DAY OR AT PRESENT, ONE LANE IS OPENED FOR TWO-WAY TRAFFIC.
BEEN RE- ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD NEAR MILESTONE 10, ONE LANE HAS OPENED TO TRAFFIC THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON, AND
NEAR ONE LANE MILESTONE 14-1/2 IS EXPECTED ΤΟ RE-OPEN EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR TWO-WAY TRAFFIC.
PING EXPECTED
ON LANTAU ISLAND, ONE LANE OF KEUNG SHAN ROAD NEAR NGONG ROAD IS RE-OPENED TO TRAFFIC IN THE MORNING OF TODAY. IT IS THAT THE ROAD WILL BE FULLY RE-OPENED IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
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OPENED LANTAU ROAD NEAR CHEUNG SHA, ONE LANE IS TRAFFIC. CLEARANCE OF DEBRIS AT REMAINING LANE IS IN PROGRESS AND EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS.
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