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CUNDAY, JULY 14, 1974

NEW ARRANGEMENTS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW

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NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED THIS WEEK IN CHAI WAN ON THE HONG KONG ISLAND AND AT THE JORDAN ROAD FERRY CONCOURSE IN KOWLOON TO SPEED UP TRAFFIC AND TO FACILITATE, ROAD IMPROVEMENT WORKS.

IN CHAI WAN, WITH EFFECT FROM 10 A.N. ON TUESDAY JULY 16), LEE CHUNG STREET WILL DE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY FROM KUT SHING STREET TOWARDS HONG HAN STREET, AND CHEUNG LEE STREET IS TO BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY. FROM HONG HAN STREET TOWARDS THE UNNAMED ROAD EAST OF CHEUNG KONG BUILDING.

AN +URBAN CLEARWAY+ SYSTEM WILL BE INTRODUCED ALONG KUT SHING STREET HEST OF THE PUBLIC LICHT BUS TERMINUS, AND ALONG THE SECTION OF CHEUNG LEE STREET BETUEEN HONG MAN STREET AND THE UNNAMED ROAD EAST OF CHEUNG KONG BUILDING.

UNDER THIS SYSTEM, ALL KOTOR VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM STOPPING TO PICK UP OR SET DOWN PASSENCERS, OR TO LOAD OR UNLOAD COODS ALONG THE CLEARWAY SECTIONS FROM 7 A.M. TO 10 A.H. AND FROM 4 P.M. TO 7 P.M. EVERY DAY.

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IN KOULOON, AS FROM 10 A.M. TOMORROW CHONDAY), THE EXISTING ENTRY INTO THE JORDAN ROAD BUS TERMINUS AND THE PASSENGER FERRY CONCOURSE VILL ƉE CLOSED. VEHICLES VILL DE RE-ROUTED TO THE · EASTERN CARRIAGEWAY OF THE RE-ALIGNED SECTION OF CANTON ROAD, THEN

INTO THE NEW ACCESS ROAD LEADING TO THE DUS TERMINUS AND FERRY PIER.

THE TAXI STAND AT THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE JORDAN ROAD BUS TERMINUS WILL BE TEMPORARILY RESITED TO THE SOUTHERN-MOST BUS BAY AT THE EXISTING BUS TERIKUS.

THE ROUTING FOR TRAFFIC GOING OUT FROM THE BUS TERMINUS AND THE VEHICULAR FERRY CONCOURSE VILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.

THIS TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT IS TO FACILITATE ROAD IMPROVEMENT WORKS AT THE JORDAN ROAD INTERSECTION AND THE FERRY CONCOURSE.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP TO GUIDE KOTORISTS.

DONATIONS TO PRISONS VELFARE FUNDS

THE LADIES SECTION OF THE STANLEY CLUB WILL PRESENT TVO CHEQUES TO THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, NR. TOH GARNER ON TUESDAY CJULY 16) AS A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE DEPARTMENT'S WELFARE FUNDS.

THE CHEQUES, OF $500 EACH, REPRESENT DONATIONS TO THE PRISONERS' VELFARE DONATION ACCOUNT AND THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT. WELFARE FUND.

MRS. J. MCCULLY, SECRETARY OF THE LADIES SECTION, STANLEY CLUB, ACCOMPANIED BY A CROUP OF LADY HENDERS, VILL PRESENT THE CHEQUES TO HR. GARNER AT 10.30 A.M. AT THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, ON TUESDAY.

NOTE TO EDITORS: YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPORTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS

TO COVER THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS ON THE 10TH FLOOR OF THE MURRAY ROAD MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK AT 2, MURRAY ROAD, CENTRAL.