MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1974.
CAUSEWAY BAY TRAFFIC CHANGES
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY ANNOUNCED NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS TO BE INTRODUCED IN CAUSEWAY BAY ON HONG KONG ISLAND TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE AREA.
THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS, INVOLVING THE TRAFFIC RE-ROUTING OF SEVERAL ROAD SECTIONS, WILL COME INTO FORCE AT 10.30 A.M. ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 31).
THE SECTION OF WHITFIELD ROAD BETWEEN HING FAT STREET AND WATSON ROAD, AND THE SECTION OF KING MING ROAD BETWEEN GLASS STREET AND WATSON ROAD, WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY WEST.
RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY SOUTH WILL BE THE SECTION OF HING FAT STREET BETWEEN WHITFIELD ROAD AND GORDON ROAD, AND THE SECTION OF GLASS STREET BETWEEN KING MING ROAD AND WHITFIELD ROAD.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE RE-ROUTING WAS TO REDUCE VEHICULAR CONFLICTS AT THE ROAD JUNCTIONS, THUS ENABLING TRAFFIC TO MOVE MORE SMOOTHLY IN THE AREA.
MEANWHILE, IN TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON, THE SECTION OF ASHLEY ROAD BETWEEN MİDDLE ROAD AND SALISBURY ROAD WILL BE PERMANENTLY CLOSED FROM 10 A.M. ON FRIDAY TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION WORK OF A PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY THERE. THE CARRIAGEWAY OF THE ROAD SECTION WILL THEN BE TURNED INTO À PEDESTRIAN WAY AFTER THE SUBWAY IS BUILT.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
NOTE OF EDITORS:
COPIES OF A SKETCH MAP SHOWING THE NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN CAUSEWAY BAY AREA ARE DISTRIBUTED IN THE G.I.S. PRESS BOXES,
NEW DEADLINE FOR CHRISTMAS SEA MAIL TO NEW ZEALAND
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THE LATEST ACCEPTANCE DATE FOR CHRISTMAS MAIL AND PARCELS BY SURFACE MAIL TO NEW ZEALAND HAS BEEN ADVANCED TO 12 NOON ON OCTOBER 31.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A SPOKESMAN SAID THE POST OFFICE WAS FORCED TO TAKE THIS MOVE DUE TO SHIPPING PROBLEMS OUTSIDE . ITS CONTROL. THE SPOKESMAN EXPRESSED HIS REGRET FOR THE SHORT NOTICE.
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