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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1974.

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TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT AT CHOI HUNG INTERCHANGE

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY ANNOUNCED A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS TO COINCIDE WITH THE OPENING OF A FLYOVER AT THE CHOI HUNG INTERCHANGE TO TRAFFIC FROM KWUN TONG TO LUNG CHEUNG ROAD AND CLEARWATER BAY ROAD NEXT WEEK.

THE FLYOVER WILL BE OPENED AT 10 AM ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 30).

AS THERE WILL BE NO RIGHT-TURN FACILITY AT GROUND LEVEL AFTER THE FLYOVER IS OPENED, MOTORISTS FROM KWUN TONG PROCEEDING TO LUNG CHEUNG ROAD OR CLEARWATER BAY ROAD WILL HAVE TO SELECT THE LEFT-HAND LANE OPPOSITE PING SHEK ESTATE INSTEAD OF USING THE RIGHT-HAND LANE AS AT PRESENT.

ON THE OTHER HAND, MOTORISTS FROM KVUN TONG PROCEEDING TOWARDS THE AIRPORT WILL HAVE TO SELECT THE RIGHT-HAND LANE

INSTEAD OF THE LEFT-HAND LANE.

ABOUT ONE WEEK AFTER THE FLYOVER IS OPENED, DIRECT ACCESS FOR EASTBOUND TRAFFIC FROM PRINCE EDWARD ROAD TO PING SHEK ESTATE, R.A.F. OFFICERS' QUARTERS, KAI TAK HANSION AND ST. JOSEPH'S SCHOOL WILL BE REMOVED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AT THE SAME TIME, DIVERSION SIGNS VIA NGAU CHÍ VAN FIRE STATION WILL DE ERECTED FOR MOTORISTS WISHING TO GAIN ACCESS TO THESE PROPERTIES FROM PRINCE EDWARD ROAD.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED IN THE AREA TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

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ROYALTY PAYMENTS OF KMB AND CMB TO BE WAIVED

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TWO BILLS WHICH SEEK TO WAIVE THE ROYALTY PAYMENTS FOR BOTH THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY AND THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SOON.

IF THE BILLS - THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES (KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1975 AND THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES (HONG KONG ISLAND) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1975 - ARE PASSED, THE TWO COMPANIES WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY ROYALTIES TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR THEIR FINANCIAL YEARS 1972-3, 1973-4 AND 1974-5.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE COMPANIES ALSO HAD THEIR ROYALTY WAIVED IN 1970-1 AND AGAIN IN 1971-2.

HE SAID THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION WAS BEING INTRODUCED TO ENABLE BOTH KMB AND CMB TO UNDERTAKE SUBSTANTIAL CAPITAL INVEST- MENT PROGRAMMES WHICH INCLUDE THE PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL BUSES AND EQUIPMENT AS PART OF MEASURES TO IMPROVE BUS SERVICES GENERALLY.

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