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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1975

IN CASTLE PEAK, VEHICLES MAY PARK ON THE UNNAMED ROAD ALONG THE WEST BANK LEADING FROM SUN CHING ROAD TO CHOI SING FACTORY. WHILE LABELLED CARS MAY PARK IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE VIP STAND. NO VEHICLES, OTHER THAN THOSE GOING INTO THESE PARKING SPACES, WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THIS ROAD.

A TEMPORARY PUBLIC LIGHT BUS STAND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE NORTHERN SIDE OF CAUSEWAY ROAD NEAR SUN FAT ESTATE, AND ADDITIONAL JOURNEYS WILL DE OPERATED ON KOWLOON MOTOR BUS ROUTE 52 (TSUEN WAN-TUEN MUN) AND ROUTE 53 (UN LONG-CASTLE PEAK BAY).

IN TSUEN WAN ON FRIDAY. VEHICLES WILL NOT DE ALLOWED TO PARK ALONG THE SEAFRONT AT MA TAŬ PA ROAD BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 2 P.M. GUESTS MAY PARK THEIR CARS IN THE BASKETBALL PITCH OF THE YEUNG UK ROAD PLAYGROUND ENTRANCE TO WHICH IS VIA MA TAU PA ROAD.

LIMITED PARKING SPACES FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE AVAILABLE IN TEXACO ROAD AND ITS ADJACENT STREETS.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED AND TRAFFIC POLICE WILL BE ON HAND TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

THREE MORE SNORKELS TO FIGHT FIRES

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THREE NEW FIRE ENGINES FITTED WITH 50-FOOT SNORKELS HAVE ARRIVED TO REPLACE OLDER APPLIANCES USED BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER TO FIVE OUT OF AN ORDER FOR 12, COSTING ABOUT $3.9 MILLION, PLACED IN JANUARY LAST YEAR. THE REMAINING SEVEN ENGINES WILL ARRIVE IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.

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POWERED BY EIGHT CYLINDER 185 BRAKE HORSE POWER ENGINES THE VEHICLES ARE FITTED WITH FULLY-AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND POWER-ASSISTED STEERING. THEY CAN SEAT SIX MEN. THE PUMP HAS A CAPACITY OF 1,000 GALLONS PER MINUTE THROUGH TWO OUTLETS ON EACH SIDE OF THE APPLIANCE AND ONE FITTED TO THE PLATFORM.

OTHER FEATURES OF THIS ENGINE INCLUDE A PUBLIC-ADDRESS SYSTEM, AN 11-INCH SEARCH-LIGHT AND AN INTERCOMMUNICATION SYSTEM BETWEEN CAGE AND BASE TO KEEP FIRE-FIGHTERS AND OPERATOR IN CONSTANT TOUCH.

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