XN000022-1976-12-25 — Page 2

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1976

+THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO ONE OF MY DEPUTIES, MR. HAROLD KWOK, WHO IS IN DAY-TO-DAY CHARGE OF MATTERS RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,+

MR. HAYES SAID THAT THE COMMUNITY-BUILDING ROLE BEING PLAYED BY HIS OFF ICE HAD BECOME IMPERATIVE WITH THE RAPID GROWTH OF TSUEN WAN.

+WE ALREADY HAVE 500,000 PEOPLE IN THE TOWN AND WITH A PROJECTED POPULATION TARGET OF ONE MILLION IN LESS THAN 10 YEARS FROM NOW, THERE IS AN ACCELERATING INFLUX OF NEWCOMERS FROM THE URBAN AREAS OF KOWLOON AND HONG KONG, HE SAID.

+ THE ROLE OF THE NEW BRANCH OFFICES WILL BE TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS AT GRASS ROOTS LEVEL BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE.

+WITH SO MANY NEWCOMERS TO THE TOWN, WE MUST FILL ANY COMMUNICATION GAPS AND HELP THEM ADAPT TO THEIR NEW ENVIRONMENT.+

MR. HAYES ADDED THAT THE HOI PA STREET OFFICE WOULD BE OPENED EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR, WHILE THE KWAI CHUNG OFF ICE WOULD START OPERATIONS TWO OR THREE MONTHS LATER.

+MEANWHILE, MISS SIU AND MR, TANG HAVE ALREADY STARTED WORKING IN THEIR NEW ROLES OUT OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE HEADQUARTERS IN CASTLE PEAK ROAD, HE ADDED.

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TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN SHAM SHUI PO

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A NUMBER OF TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTORDUCED IN SHAM SHUI PO NEXT TUESDAY (DECEMBER 28) IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PEDESTRIAN FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS LAI CHI KOK ROAD NEAR PEI HO STREET.

STARTING FROM 10 A.M. ON THAT DAY, THE SECTION OF PEI HO STREET BETWEEN TAI NAM STREET AND LAI CHI KOK ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE SECTION OF PEI HO STREET BETWEEN LAI CHI KOK ROAD AND YEE KUK STREET WILL BE A BUS ONLY LANE OPEN ONLY TO FRANCHISED BUSES.

IN ADDITION, THE SECTION OF NAM CHEONG STREET BETWEEN YEE KUK STREET AND LAI CHI KOK ROAD WILL BE AN URBAN CLEARWAY FOR ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES FROM 7 A.M. TO 10 A.M. AND FROM 4 P.M. TO 7 P.M. DAILY.

APPROPRIATE SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.