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FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 197 .

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CAR PARK

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MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT THE EX-NAVAL DOCKYAR OPEN-AIR CAR PARK NEAR HARCOURT ROAD WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED FROM 7 P.M. NEXT SATURDAY (AUGUST 30).

THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE CLOSURE TO TRAFFIC THE NEXT DAY OF A SECTION OF THE HARCOURT ROAD SLIPROAD FRONTING THE CAR PARK, SO AS TO FACILITATE PRE-CONTRACT UTILITY DIVERSION WORKS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMIRALTY STATION OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY.

THE CAR PARK WILL BE REOPENED AS SOON AS CONSTRUCTION OF AN ALTERNATIVE SLIPROAD IS COMPLETED, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

DURING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE, HE SAID, MOTORISTS MAY USE THE NEARBY CAR PARKS AT MURRAY ROAD, CITY HALL, STAR FERRY CONCOURSE, GARDEN ROAD AND MURRAY BARRACKS.

MEANWHILE, THE METERED PARKING SPACES FOR OMNIBUSES NEXT TO THE EX-NAVAL DOCKYARD CAR PARKS WILL BE CANCELLED FROM 8 A.M. ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 26. ALTERNATIVE SPACES ARE BEING PROVIDED AT THE METERED CAR PARK IN FRONT OF HUTCHISON HOUSE.