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SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1975

PAYMENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE DURING EASTER

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ARRANGEMENTS SIMILAR TO THOSE MADE FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS FOR PAYMENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND OTHER ALLOWANCES, WILL AGAIN BE INTRODUCED AT POST OFFICES AND NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES LATER THIS MONTH. UNDER THESE ARRANGEMENTS, MOST PEOPLE RECEIVING THESE ALLOWANCES WILL BE ABLE TO GET THEIR MONEY BEFOREHAND IF THEIR PAY DAYS FALL WITHIN THE COMING EASTER HOLIDAYS.

THE EASTER HOLIDAYS WILL BE FROM MARCH 28 TO 31 INCLUSIVE AND THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR PAYMENTS WILL BE

DAYS ON WHICH

PAYMENTS ARE DUE

MARCH 28

MARCH 29

MARCH 30

DAYS ON WHICH

PAYMENTS CAN BE COLLECTED

MARCH 25

MARCH 26

MARCH 27

APRIL 1

MARCH 31

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT URGED PEOPLE WHO ARE DUE TO GET THEIR MONEY ON THESE DAYS TO DO SO ON THE ALLOTTED DATES OTHERWISE THEY MAY CAUSE CONGESTION AT THE PAYMENT OFFICES AND MIGHT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN TSUEN WAN

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NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN A NUMBER OF STREETS IN TSUEN WAN STARTING FROM 10 A.M. NEXT MONDAY (MARCH 17) FOR BETTER CIRCULATION OF TRAFFIC.

UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS WANG LUNG STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY FROM YEUNG UK ROAD TO MA TAU PA ROAD, FUI YIU KOK STREET TO ONE-WAY WESTBOUND, AND LUNG TAK STREET TO ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND.

MEANWHILE TSING YI BRIDGE, ALSO IN TSUEN WAN,

ALSO IN TSUEN WAN, WILL BE TEMPORAR ILY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 2 A.M. AND 6 A.M. NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY (MARCH 18 AND 19).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THE BRIDGE

WAS TO BE CLOSED TO FACILITATE LEVELLING SURVEYS.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED AT THESE PLACES TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

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