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FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1975

NEW QUEENSWAY TRAFFIC LANE OPENS ON SUNDAY

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THE NEW EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF QUEENSWAY ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE OPENED TO TWO-LANE TRAFFIC AS FROM 10 A.M. ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 26).

QUEENSWAY, WHICH LINKS WAN CHAI AND CENTREAL DISTRICTS, IS BEING WIDENED AND REALIGNED TO ELIMINATE A SHARP BEND SO AS TO FACILITATE TRAFFIC MOVEMENT.

ALSO FROM SUNDAY, THE EXISTING EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC, EXCEPT TRAMS, TO ENADLE WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY.

WESTBOUND TRAFFIC WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE EXISTING WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY UNTIL THE NEW ONE IS COMPLETED.

THE NEW EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY IS TO HAVE THREE LANES. MOTORISTS WILL LATER DE ALLOWED TO USE THE THIRD LANE.

FROM SUNDAY, THERE WILL DE A NEW DUS STOP ON THE NEW CARRIAGEWAY NEAR THE NEW PEDESTRIAN FOOTBRIDGE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION. EASTBOUND BUSES NOW OBSERVING THE BUS STOP OUTSIDE THE MURRAY ROAD MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK BUILDING WILL ALSO USE THE NEW DUS STOP.

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ANONYMOUS DONOR GIVES $10 MILLION

FOR HUGE SWIMMING COMPLEX IN ABERDEEN

A NEW SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX, WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE 5,000 SWIMMERS AT ANY ONE TIME, WILL DE DUILT IN ADERDEEN.

A CONTRIBUTION OF $10 MILLION TOWARDS ITS BUILDING COST HAS BEEN DONATED BY A HONG KONG RESIDENT, WHO WISHES TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.

THE POOL IS DESIGNED TO THE BEST STANDARD OF THOSE ALREADY EXISTING AND OPERATED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL. IT WILL HAVE TWO 50-METRE POOLS, THREE TEACHING POOLS, PADDLING POOLS AND A DIVING POOL. ONE OF THE 50-METRE POOLS WILL BE HEATED SO THAT SWIMMERS CAN CONTINUE USING IT IN WINTER.

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OTHER NORMAL FACILITIES, INCLUDING CHANGING ROOMS, SPECTATOR'S STAND, A REFRESHMENT KIOSK AND STAFF QUARTERS, WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED,

THE SITE, MEASURING SOME 200,000 SQ. FT. IS LOCATED AT SHAM WAN NEXT TO WONG CHUK HANG ESTATE AND NAM LONG HOSPITAL.

EXTENSIVE SITE FORMATION IS REQUIRED BEFORE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE. IT IS EXPECTED THAT SITE FORMATION WORK CAN BE COMPLETED IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR.

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