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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1975.

MAJOR TRAFFIC CHANGES IN HUNG HOM

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A MAJOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME WILL BE INTRODUCED IN THE BUSY HUNG HOM AREA IN KOWLOON ON WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 24) TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE DISTRICT.

THE SCHEME, INVOLVING CERTAIN ROAD SECTIONS, WILL FEATURE A PEAK-HOUR BAN ON KERBSIDE STOPPING ACTIVITIES, TRAFFIC RE- ROUTING AND PROHIBITION OF PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES FROM ENTRY, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

WITH THESE ARRANGEMENTS, HE SAID, CONGESTION ON THE ROADS IS EXPECTED TO BE REDUCED AND TRAFFIC CIRCULATION IN THE AREA IMPROVED.

TO FACILITIATE PLB OPERATIONS, HE ADDED, A TEMPORARY PLB TERMINUS WAS PROVIDED LAST WEEK AT THE HUNG HOM FERRY CONCOURSE WHERE CONNECTING FERRY AND BUS SERVICES ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

UNDER THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME, ALL MOTOR VEHICLES, EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES, WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM STOPPING ALONG FIVE ROAD SECTIONS TO PICK UP AND SET DOWN PASSENGERS OR TO LOAD AND UNLOAD GOODS.

THESE ROAD SECTIONS ARE WUHU STREET BETWEEN CHATHAM ROAD AND MA TAU WEI ROAD MA TAU WEI ROAD BETWEEN FAT KWONG STREET AND WUHU STREET- GILLIES AVENUE BETWEEN WUHU STREET AND WINSLOW STREET WALKER ROAD BETWEEN WUHU STREET AND STATION LANE- AND MARSH STREET BETWEEN WUHU STREET AND BULKELEY STREET.

EIGHT ROAD SECTIONS WILL BE RE-ROUTED TO FACILITATE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION. MARSH STREET BETWEEN WUHU STREET AND BULKELEY STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY FROM WUHU STREET- BULKELEY STREET BETWEEN MARSH STREET AND MING ON STREET ONE-WAY FROM MARSH STREET= MING ON STREET ONE-WAY FROM BULKELEY STREET TO BAKER STREET- BAKER STREET BETWEEN MING ON STREET AND GILLIES AVENUE ONE-WAY FROM MING ON STREET- BULKELEY STREET BETWEEN TAKU STREET AND DOCK STREET TWO-WAY- DOCK STREET BETWEEN WUHU STREET AND BULKELEY STREET TWO-WAY- COOK STREET BETWEEN GILLIES AVENUE AND LO LUNG HANG STREET ONE-WAY FROM LO LUNG HANG STREET AND BAKER STREET BETWEEN GILLIES AVENUE AND CHATHAM ROAD ONE-WAY FROM GILLIES AVENUE.

PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER STATION LANE BETWEEN MA TAU WEI ROAD AND DOCK STREET, WUHU STREET BETWEEN MA TAU WEI ROAD AND DOCK STREET, AND BULKELEY STREET BETWEEN MING ON STREET AND TAKU STREET THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

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