XN000022-1974-06-23 — Page 4

SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 1974

MUCH OF THE LOCALLY GROWN INCENSE WAS SHIPPED THROUGH SPEK PAI VAN, NEAR ABERDEEN, AND SOME HISTORIANS SAY THAT THE PLEASANT SKELL THE TRADE GAVE TO THE HARBOUR LED TO THE AREA BEING NAMED "HEUNG KONG' CFRAGRANT HARBOUR).

HONG KONG'S ABILITY TO GROW THE FINDST TYPES OF INCENSE LED TO HEAVY CUTTING. EVENTUALLY THE HAIN GROVING AREAS VERE STRIPPCD, AND THE TRADE HAD TO DEPEND ON OTHER SOURCES OF SUFFLY.

FROM THE FEW REMAINING TREES THE SEED WAS SCATTERED AND FROM THIS PRECARIOUS TOCKOLD NATURE, HELPED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL, IS HOW TRYING TO GIVE US SOME INDICATION OF WHAT NIGHT HAVE LED TO KONG KONG EZING KNOWN AS 'FRAGRANT HARBOUR."

TRAFFIC ARRANCENENTS

EKER 1

A NUMBER OF NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL COME INTO FORCE ON TUESDAY CJUNE 25) IN THE MID-LEVELS AREA ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN KOWLOON TONG –

ON THE ISLAND, BREEZY PATH WILL BE REVERTED TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC AS FROM 10 A.M. ON TUESDAY TO OBVIATE A DETOUR WHICH MANY MOTORISTS HAVE HAD TO MAKE. AT THE SAME TIME, NO RIGHT TURN MOVEMENT FROM ROBINSON ROAD TO GLENEALY WILL BE PERMITTED.

MEANWHILE, EASTBOUND TRAFFIC ALONG ARGYLE STREET IN KOWLOON WILL AGAIN BE ABLE TO TURN RIGHT INTO THE SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION OF PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD AS FROM 10.30 A.H. THE SAME DAY.

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS SUSPENDING THIS MOVEMENT WERE INTRODUCED IN MARCH THIS YEAR TO FACILITATE WORK ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ARGYLE STREET FLYOVER.

TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.