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WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1976

THE WORKING PARTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING A DEFINITIVE TRANSLATION OF ALL INFORMATION AND DATA ISSUED WITHIN THE P.W.D.

OVERALL, HE SAID, MUCH PROGRESS HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE TOWARDS METRICATION IN HONG KONG, BUT IT WOULD BE SOME YEARS BEFORE HONG KONG WOULD BE TRULY METRIC.

THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WAS ON THE BRINK OF FULL METRICATION, HE SAID, AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAD ALSO VIRTUALLY +GONE METRIG+ WHILE OTHERS HAD MADE POSITIVE PROGRESS.

SINCE JULY 1974, HE SAID, ALL DESIGN WORK ON NEW CONTRACTS WITHIN THE P.W.D. AS WELL AS BY CONSULTANTS ENGAGED ON P.W.D. PROJECTS WERE REQUIRED TO BE CONDUCTED IN METRIC, AND THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE HAD ALREADY BEGUN CONDUCTING SALES OF CROWN LAND AND LEASES IN METRIC UNITS.

CONSIDERATION WAS BEING GIVEN, HE SAID, TO SETTING UP A METRICATION ADVISORY BOARD WHICH WOULD MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND GIVE ADVICE TO A GOVERNMENT METRICATION SECRETARIAT ON THE MANY ASPECTS OF THE CHANGEOVER IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

CLOSURE OF MAN WAH LANE

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THE NORTHERN SECTION OF MAN WAH LANE BETWEEN DES VOUEX ROAD CENTRAL AND CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, WHICH HAS BEEN CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC SINCE JULY 2, 1975, WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL APRIL 2, 1977, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY.

THE CLOSURE IS TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STATION ENTRANCE AND A VENTILATION SHAFT FOR THE FUTURE WESTERN MARKET STATION WHICH WILL FORM PART OF THE FULL SYSTEM OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY.

CONSTRUCTION OF THIS ENTRANCE AND THE VENTILATION SHAFT MUST BE INCORPORATED INTO FOUNDATION WORKS FOR THE RE-DEVELOPED WING ON CENTRE TO PREVENT SERIOUS DISRUPTION AFTER THE CENTRE IS COMPLETED.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS IN THE AREA.

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