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Thursday, May 24, 1973

WARNING TO VISITORS AT HIGH ISLAND

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Consultants for the High Island Water scheme today appealed to

weekend holiday makers to avoid possible danger by keeping well clear of

the work site in the Straits of Kwun Mun and the private roads leading to it.

The Site Representative of Binnie and Partners, Mr. Tony Vail,

said today that weekend visitors to the Straits had recently posed a

major problem of safety.

"There is no doubt that these visitors are endangering their own

lives and limbs, as well as impeding the contractors in their work which

has to meet exacting time-schedules," he said.

He thought it was only a question of time before there was a

tragic accident.

Mr. Vail pointed out that all roads which the contractors use are

"Nobody except people working on the

private ones built by themselves.

scheme or residents in the area is allowed to drive on these roads, and

pedestrians use them at their own risk."

He said visitors were entering the area by land and from the

In the latter case, sampans had been disembarking people on to the

western dam construction site.

sea.

"This is extremely dangerous", Mr. Vail said, "because of rock

blasting in the area and the very large earth moving plant in daily use."

/He added