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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1975

PREPARATORY MTR WORKS ******

A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS WILL BE INTRODUCED LATER THIS . YEAR IN WESTERN KOWLOON AND IN CENTRAL DISTRICT ON THE ISLAND IN

PREPARATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY.

THE DIVERSIONS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE TO ENABLE TRAFFIC TO KEEP MOVING WHILE THE RAILWAY IS BEING BUILT,

THE SCHEME WILL INVOLVE RESITING OF TRAFFIC AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS, TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNALS AND ROAD MARKINGS, A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ISLANDS, KERBS AND PAVEMENTS WILL ALSO BE ALTERED AND TEMPORARY BARRIERS WILL BE SET UP TO CHANNEL TRAFFIC AROUND THE MTR WORKS.

WORK ON THE TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR AND SHOULD TAKE ABOUT FIVE OR SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE. TENDERS FOR THE CONTRACT ARE INVITED IN TODAY'S GAZETTE.

MEANWHILE, PRELIMINARY ROADWORKS TO FACILITATE TRAFFIC FLOW WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT AT THE JUNCTION OF KWUN TONG ROAD AND LA! YIP STREET IN KOWLOON IN CONNECTION WITH THE MTR SYSTEM.

THE WORKS WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY ROADWORKS, THE BUILDING OF PART OF A PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY UNDER KWUN TONG ROAD, AS WELL AS DIVERSION OF CERTAIN STORM WATER DRAINAGE, SEWERS AND WATER 'MAINS.-

WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN NOVEMBER AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED AFTER NINE MONTHS.

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SURFACE MAIL SERVICE TO SOUTH VIETNAM

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A SURFACE MAIL SERVICE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH VIETNAM, THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY.

ONLY LIGHT-WEIGHT LETTERS NOT EXCEEDING HALF AN OUNCE WILL BE ACCEPTED, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.

FOR THE TIME BEING, HE ADDED, THERE IS NO REGISTRATION, INSURANCE OR PARCELS SERVICE.

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