XN000022-1975-06-11 — Page 2

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1975

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

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SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN VARIOUS PLACES ON HONG KONG ISLAND, IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES THIS WEEKEND IN CONNECTION WITH THE DRAGON BOAT RACES.

AN EXCEPTION IS TSUEN WAN WHERE SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL APPLY ON FRIDAY (JUNE 13) AS THE DRAGON BOAT RACE THERE IS TO TAKE PLACE ON THAT DAY,

IN STANLEY ON HONG KONG ISLAND, PARKING WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED ON THE EAST SIDE OF STANLEY BEACH ROAD BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 6 P.M.

STANLEY BEACH ROAD WILL BECOME ONE-WAY NORTH FROM STANLEY VILLAGE ROAD TO THE STANLEY BUS TERMINUS.

IN YAU MA TEI, KOWLOON, MAN CHEONG STREET WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 11 A.M. AND 5 P.M. PARKING SPACES IN THIS STREET AND THE METERED CAR PARK NEXT TO THE JORDAN ROAD VEHICULAR FERRY PIER WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M.

IN TAI PO, NEW TERRITORIES, PARKING WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM 8 A.M. ON FRIDAY UNTIL ABOUT 2 P.M. ON SATURDAY AT BOTH SIDES OF TAIPO ROAD AND KWONG FUK ROAD FROM THE JUNCTION OF TAIPO ROAD AND THE TAIPO KAU RAILWAY STATION SLIP ROAD TO THE JUNCTION OF KWONG FUK ROAD AND TING KOK ROAD ALONG THE OLD TAIPO ROAD BETWEEN THE TAIPO POLICE STATION APPROACH ROAD AND THE WONG SHIU CHE SCHOOL- ON THE UNNAMED ROAD LEADING FROM KWONG FUK ROAD TO TAIPO POLICE STATION AND IN TUNG CHEONG STREET.

RED-LABELLED CARS MAY PARK ALONG THE LENGTH OF OLD TAIPO ROAD BETWEEN WONG SHIU CHE SCHOOL AND THE TAIPO POLICE STATION APPROACH ROAD, WHILE BLUE-LABELLED CARS MAY PARK AT THE PUBLIC PLAYGROUND AT HEUNG SZE WUI STREET.

A SPECIAL

TWO BUS STOPS ON TAIPO ROAD AT YUEN CHAU CHAI WILL BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED BETWEEN 8.30 A.M. AND 1.30 P.M. BUS ROUTE NO. 70B WILL OPERATE BETWEEN JORDAN ROAD FERRY PIER AND TAI PO BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 2.20 P.M. ON SATURDAY AT A FLAT FARE OF $1, WITH THE BUS TERMINUS AT TAI PO BEING AT PO HEUNG STREET NEAR WA1 YI STREET.

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT PARKING FACILITIES IN TAI PO ARE LIMITED AND PEOPLE ATTENDING THE DRAGON BOAT RACE THERE SHOULD PREFERABLY USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT.

DELAYS ARE EXPECTED ALONG TAIPO ROAD BETWEEN SHA TIN AND TAI PO ON SATURDAY AND MOTORISTS PROCEEDING TO PLACES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES OTHER THAN TAI PO DISTRICT ARE ADVISED TO USE CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND ROUTE TWISK.

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