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TUESDAY, JUNE 1 1976.

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD

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THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD BETWEEN FUNG MO STREET AND SHA TIN PASS ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC BETWEEN 1.15 A.M. AND 5.30 A.M. ON FRIDAY (JUNE 4) TO FACILITATE THE ERECTION OF THE MAIN SPAN OF A FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS THE ROAD NEAR SHUNG TAK STREET.

DURING THE PERIOD OF CLOSURE, EASTBOUND TRAFFIC ON LUNG CHEUNG ROAD SHOULD TURN RIGHT INTO FUNG MO STREET, LEFT INTO TUNG TAU TSUEN ROAD, LEFT INTO SHA TIN PASS ROAD AND THEN RIGHT TO REJOIN LUNG CHEUNG ROAD.

THE RIGHT-TURNING RESTRICTION FROM SHA TIN PASS ROAD NORTHBOUND INTO LUNG CHEUNG ROAD EASTBOUND WILL BE REMOVED TEMPORARILY TO FACILITATE THIS MANOEUVRE.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO INDICATE THE CLOSURE AND DIVERSION.

VILLAGE TAP WATER SUPPLY RESTORED ******

INHABITANTS OF SAN TSUEN, TSUEN WAN, HAVE HAD THEIR TAP WATER SUPPLY RESTORED WITH THE HELP OF THE LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICE.

AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, THE VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE, MR SUEN SANG, INFORMED STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE THAT THE VILLAGE'S TAP WATER SUPPLY HAD DRIED UP BECAUSE THE PIPES AND TAPS WERE NOT IN WORKING ORDER.

HE ASKED FOR FUNDS TO PUT IN NEW PIPES AND TAPS AND THE VILLAGERS OFFERED TO MEET PART OF THE COSTS THEMSELVES.

EVENTUALLY, THE DISTRICT OFFICE AGREED TO PROVIDE $3,000 FROM THE LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS VOTE AND THE VILLAGERS PROVIDED THE BALANCE OF $1,300.

WORK ON REPLACING PIPES AND TAPS, WHICH WERE ORIGINALLY INSTALLED MORE THAN 10 YEARS AGO, WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE VILLAGERS UNDER GUIDANCE FROM PROFESSIONAL DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF. IT TOOK SEVERAL WEEKS TO COMPLETE.

NOW, ONCE MORE, WATER IS RUNNING FREELY FROM TAPS IN SAN TSUEN.

MR ROBERT FOOTMAN, ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER TSUEN WAN, WHO ARRANGED THE PROJECT, IS HOPING TO ORGANISE AN OFFICIAL TURNING ON CEREMONY AT A LATER DATE.

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