XN000022-1976-10-14 — Page 5

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1976

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN SHEUNG SHUI ******

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT WITH EFFECT FROM 10 A.M. ON SATURDAY (OCTOBER 16), A SERIES OF TRAFFIC RE-ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN SHEK WU HUI, SHEUNG SHUI, TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE AREA.

ALL PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING SAN TSO STREET, THE SECTION OF SAN FAT STREET BETWEEN FU HING STREET AND SAN TSO STREET, AND THE LAYBYE ON JOCKEY CLUB ROAD IN FRONT OF THE JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC.

AT THE SAME TIME, PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING UP OR SETTING DOWN PASSENGERS ALL DAY ALONG THE SECTION OF SAN FUNG AVENUE FROM ITS JUNCTION OF JOCKEY CLUB ROAD TO A POINT ABOUT 46 FEET SOUTH OF THE RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSING.

STARTING FROM SATURDAY, URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS WILL ALSO BE IMPOSED ALONG JOCKEY CLUB ROAD BETWEEN LUNG SUM AVENUE AND SAN FUNG AVENUE WITH SHORT EXTENSIONS AT EITHER END, TOGETHER WITH THE SECTIONS OF LUNG SUM AVENUE AND FU HING STREET UP TO SAN SHING AVENUE.

ALL VEHICLES, EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES, WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM STOPPING IN THESE SECTIONS TO PICK UP OR SET DOWN PASSENGERS AND TO LOAD OR UNLOAD GOODS BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 10 A.M. AND BETWEEN 4 P.M. AND 7 P.M. DAILY.

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CHANGE TO STANDARD TIME ******

HONG KONG IS TO CHANGE TO STANDARD TIME, GMT PLUS 8, ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, SO RESIDENTS SHOULD PUT THEIR CLOCKS AND WATCHES BACK ONE HOUR BEFORE GOING TO BED ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

STANDARD TIME WILL BE USED IN HONG KONG THROUGHOUT THE COMING WINTER AND NEXT SUMMER FOR A TRIAL PERIOD OF ONE YEAR.

AT THE END OF THAT PERIOD AN ASSESSMENT WILL BE MADE OF PUBLIC ATTITUDES AND IF THE USE OF STANDARD TIME IS PREFERRED IT WILL BE ADOPTED AS THE PERMANENT TIME SYSTEM IN HONG KONG.