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FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1976

ROUTE 7A WILL TERMINATE AT THE ROUTE 7 TERMINUS IN DORSET CRESCENT ROUTE 70 TO SHA TIN WILL OPERATE BY WAY OF WATERLOO ROAD DIRECT TO THE LION ROCK TUNNEL- ROUTE 204 TO AND FROM NAM CHEONG STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED VIA LUNG CHEUNG ROAD AND ROUTES 3A AND 15A TO TSZ WAN SHAN WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM WAN WAH STREET TO GO BY WAY OF WAL WAN STREET AND TSZ WAN SHAN ROAD.

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH UTMOST CARE IN THE VICINITY OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD AND TSZ WAN SHAN ROAD. TRAFFIC POLICE WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE AND TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE DISPLAYED.

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SALES OF HONG KONG 1976* HEAD ING FOR NEW RECORD

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ALWAYS A BEST SELLER, THIS YEAR'S GOVERNMENT YEARBOOK *HONG KONG 1976' — LOOKS LIKE SETTING ANOTHER NEW RECORD. MORE THAN 5,000 COPIES IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE HAVE BEEN SOLD SINCE THE BOOK WENT ON SALE ON MONDAY.

THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE SALE OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, MR. HANDRICK NG, SAID TODAY: +INITIAL SALES HAVE NEVER BEEN SO GOOD. IF THIS CONTINUES WE SHALL HAVE TO REPRINT AGAIN THIS YEAR. WE HAVE ALREADY PRINTED MORE THAN 31,000 COPIES OF THIS EDITION WHICH IS 30 TIMES AS MANY AS WERE PRINTED OF THE YEARBOOK'S FIRST EDITION, 30 YEARS AGO.+

MR. NG SAID THE CONSISTENTLY HIGH SALES FIGURES WERE DUE TO THE FACT THAT READERS WERE GETTING NOT ONLY A WORK OF REFERENCE BUT ALSO A HIGH-QUALITY BOOK - A HARDBACK WITH MORE THAN 70 FULL-PAGE COLOUR PICTURES — AT AN ATTRACTIVE PRICE OF $15. HE FELT THAT THE SPECIAL RESPONSE TO THIS YEAR'S, EDITION HAD RESULTED FROM THE INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER BEING WRITTEN BY THE WELL-KNOWN AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST, RICHARD HUGHES, AND ALSO FROM EFFORTS TO MAKE THE WHOLE BOOK GENERALLY READABLE.

+HONG KONG 1976+ IS THE GOVERNMENT'S OFFICIAL REPORT ON THE WORK OF ALL ITS DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT 1975, BUT IT ALSO COVERS VIRTUALLY EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE IN HONG KONG. THIS YEAR THE BOOK IS BEING SOLD FOR THE FIRST TIME THROUGH THE 19 CITY DISTRICT OFFICES AS WELL AS AT ALL LEADING BOOKSTORES AND AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT THE STAR FERRY CONCOURSE ON HONG KONG ISLAND.

+WE HOPE THAT WE SHALL SOON HAVE SIMILAR OUTLETS THROUGHOUT THE NEW TERRITORIES, + SAID MR. NG. THE IDEA IS TO MAKE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS MORE EASILY AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE IN ALL AREAS. AND THE WAY THE YEARBOOK IS SELLING AT THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICES SHOWS THAT THIS WOULD BE WELCOME.+

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