TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1975
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FREAK FAULT CAUSED SPLIT IN COIN
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THE ROYAL MINT, MANUFACTURER OF HONG KONG'S COINAGE, HAS REPORTED THAT A FAULT IN A HK$2 COIN WHICH SPLIT IN TWO AFTER IT WAS DROPPED WAS A VERY RARE ONE.
ACCORDING TO THE MINT, THE FAULT AROSE FROM A BUBBLE OF GAS BECOMING TRAPPED WHEN THE MOLTEN METAL WAS CAST INTO BARS FOR MINTING THE NEW COINS.
DURING THE ROLLING PROCESS, IT SAID, THE BUBBLE WAS PRESSED OUT CAUSING A LAMINATION IN THE COIN STRIP.
+USUALLY THIS CAUSES THE COIN BLANK TO SPLIT BEFORE COINING BUT IN THIS CASE THE PROBABILITY IS THAT LAMINATION WAS NOT QUITE COMPLETE.
+AS A RESULT, THE COMPLETE SPLIT DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE COIN WAS DROPPED.+
THE ROYAL MINT STRESSED THAT FAULTS OF THIS NATURE RARELY OCCURRED AND THERE WAS NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT OTHER COINS WERE SIMILARLY AFFECTED.
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ROAD CLOSURE
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MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT A SHORT SECTION OF THE WESTBOUND, CARRIAGEWAY OF CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS FROM FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 5) TO FACILITATE ROAD WORKS.
THE AFFECTED SECTION IS THAT FROM THE BUS STATION NEAR PING SHEK ESTATE TO ST. JOHN'S PRIMARY SCHOOL. THE NORTHERN CARRIAGEWAY WILL BECOME TWO-WAY TO ACCOMMODATE BOTH EAST AND WEST BOUND TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
MEANWHILE, IN KWAI CHUNG, NEW TERRITORIES, VEHICLES USED BY LEARNER DRIVERS UNDER INSTRUCTION WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER TING FUNG STREET AND TING KWOK STREET FROM 10 A.M. ON FRIDAY, THE RESTRICTION IS TO REDUCE OBSTRUCTION TO TRAFFIC.
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