XN000022-1976-10-30 — Page 6

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1976.

FURTHER TRAFFIC CHANGES IN NORTH POINT

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THE NEXT STAGE OF THE NORTH POINT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME WILL BE INTRODUCED AT 10 A.M. ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2.

UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS, THE RIGHT-TURNING MOVEMENT FROM THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF KING'S ROAD INTO NORTH POINT NORTHBOUND WILL BE PROHIBITED AND VEHICLES REQUIRING TO ENTER THIS SECTION OF NORTH POINT ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED VIA A LEFT TURN INTO CHEUNG HONG STREET TO TRAVEL VIA FORT STREET AND NORTH VIEW STREET.

AT THE SAME TIME, PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM OPERATING ALONG CHEUNG HONG STREET AND NORTH VIEW STREET BECAUSE OF THE CONGESTION THEY HAVE BEEN CAUSING IN NORTH VIEW STREET, WHERE ALL TRAFFIC HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO A STANDSTILL FREQUENTLY DUE TO DOUBLE PARKING.

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN DISCLOSED TODAY THAT THE FINAL STAGE OF THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME FOR THE NORTH POINT AREA WOULD BE INTRODUCED AT THE END OF NOVEMBER INVOLVING THE BAN ON THE RIGHT-TURNING MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES FROM THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF KING'S ROAD INTO SHU KUK STREET.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE PLE STAND IN HARBOUR PARADE AT THE NORTH POINT FERRY CONCOURSE WILL BE MOVED TO A NEW OFF-STREET STAND AT THE JUNCTION OF JAVA ROAD AND TIN CHIU STREET NEAR THE VEHICULAR FERRY PIER.

THE NEW STAND, WHICH WILL HAVE A CAPACITY FOR ABOUT 50 PLES AT ONE TIME, WILL HELP TO REDUCE THE CONGESTION IN SHU KUK STREET AND HARBOUR PARADE AND ENABLE GOODS VEHICLES TO LOAD AND UNLOAD OUTSIDE THE NORTH POINT CENTRE ESTATE IN HARBOUR PARADE.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED BETWEEN THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY FOR THE NORTH POINT FERRY BUS TERMINUS TO BE ENLARGED TO CATER FOR ADDITIONAL BUS ROUTES TO BE INTRODUCED TO SERVE THE GROWING TRANSPORT DEMANDS IN THE AREA.

THE PROPOSALS INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF A COVERED CANOPY OVER THE ENLARGED TERMINUS WITH PEDESTRIAN WAYS FROM THE FERRY PIER TO THE DEPARTURE BAYS. THREE NEW BUS ROUTES WILL BE INTRODUCED. THEY ARE ROUTE 41 TO WAH FU ESTATE VIA LAI TAK TSUEN AND ABERDEEN, ROUTE 84 TO A KUNG NGAM VIA QUARRY BAY AND SHAU KEI WAN AND ROUTE 26 TO TAI HANG DRIVE VIA BRAEMAR HILL.

AGREEMENT HAS ALSO BEEN REACHED BETWEEN THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND CHINA MOTOR BUS THAT BY THE END OF THE YEAR, NINE SEPARATE BUS SERVICES WOULD BE SERVING NORTH POINT FERRY PIER INVOLVING THE OPERATION OF OVER 100 BUSES PER HOUR.

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