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Vehicles on King's Road westbound heading for IEC westbound may use King's Road and Tsing Fung Street flyover during the above road closure.
On public transport diversions, the spokesman said Cross Harbour routes 601, 680 and 690 heading for Eastern Harbour Crossing will be diverted via King's Road, Kornhill Road, Shau Kei Wan Road, Tai Hong Street and IEC.
Furthermore, Cross Harbour route 118 on its journey to Siu Sai Wan will be diverted via Java Road, King's Road, Kornhill Road, Shau Kei Wan Road and Chai Wan Road.
To facilitate preparation works associated with the affected road section, such as painting the road markings, setting-up of proper traffic signs, guarding and lighting, the fast lanes on both directions of IEC between Provident Centre and North Point Estate will be temporarily closed from 9 am to 8 pm on Thursday.
The spokesman appealed to motorists to drive with caution particularly along the affected section of IEC and to strictly follow the directions as indicated by the traffic signs and road markings.
"If the resurfacing works cannot be implemented due to inclement weather, the traffic management scheme will be terminated and traffic arrangement in IEC will be reverted back to normal," he said.
For enquiries and complaints, please call the Highways Department's site staff at 9483 2820
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Advanced welfare payment for public holidays
Recipients of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) under the bank payment system may receive their payments tomorrow (Wednesday) if their pay days fall on the coming public holidays (April 4 to 8).
"Special payment arrangements will also be made for recipients of Social Security Allowance whose pay days fall between this period," a Social Welfare Department spokesman said.
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