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Motorists on Castle Peak Road heading for Tuen Mun should remain on the road until reaching Sham Tseng Interchange for access to Tuen Mun Road Tuen Mun- bound,
When the Kowloon-bound carriageway of Tuen Mun Road closes between 0.30 am and 5 am, all vehicles including public buses, green minibuses and New Territories taxis on Tuen Mun Road Kowloon-bound heading for Tsuen Wan will be diverted to Castle Peak Road via Sham Tseng Interchange.
At the same time, motorists on Castle Peak Road heading for Tsuen Wan should remain on the road as access to Tuen Mun Road Kowloon-bound at Sham Tseng Interchange will be banned.
To better prepare for the blastings, a section of the Kowloon-bound slow lane of Tuen Mun Road near Ting Kau will be closed from 8 pm on Friday to 6 am the next morning.
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Business prospects for the second half of 1996
Manufacturers generally expect the volume of orders to remain stable in the second half of 1996 compared with the same period in 1995, according to the results of a recent half-yearly business prospects survey released today (Wednesday) by the Census and Statistics Department.
Analysed by manufacturing industry, manufacturers in the electronic and electrical products and electrical machinery industries, the printing industry and the fabricated metal products industry expect a moderate increase in volume of orders.
On the other hand, manufacturers in the wearing apparel industry and the textiles industry anticipate a slight decrease in volume of orders.
In general, manufacturers expect capacity utilisation to remain stable in the second half of 1996 compared with the first half. Profit margins, however, are foreseen to be lower in the second half of 1996 compared with the same period a year
ago.
Exporters anticipate a slight increase in both the values of domestic exports and re-exports in the second half of 1996 compared with the same period last year. Bankers are generally more optimistic than exporters. They expect a more notable increase in the value of total exports in the second half of 1996.