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THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1977

SOUTH LANTAU ROAD TO BE SAFER FOR PICNICKERS

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THE GOVERNMENT IS TO IMPROVE THE SOUTH LANTAU ROAD AT PUI O TO MAKE IT SAFER FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND THE THOUSANDS OF WEEKEND PICNICKERS WHO FLOCK TO THE AREA IN THE SUMMER SEASON.

THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS PLANNING TO START WORK IN APRIL ON A SERIES OF EUS BAYS AND LAY-EYS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD AND HOPES TO HAVE THE $100,000 PROJECT COMPLETED DEFORE SUMMER.

THE STRETCH OF ROAD TO BE IMPROVED PASSES THROUGH LO MAI, PUI C NEW VILLAGE AND LO UK TSUEN, ALL POPULAR WEEKEND PICNIC SPOTS.

THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. DAVID TSUI, SAID TODAY THE INCREASING NUMBER OF WEEKEND TRIPPERS TO THE AREA HAD MADE THE EXISTING NARROW RAOD HAZARDOUS.

+THE ROAD HAS A SHARP BEND AND THE LINE OF SIGHT FOR BOTH MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS IS POOR,+ HE SAID.

+BECAUSE THERE ARE NO FOOTPATHS, PICNICKERS WHO ALIGHT FROM THE BUS AT LO WAT ARE AT RISK AND IN FACT THERE WERE TWO ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PEDESTRIANS ON THIS STRETCH OF ROAD IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.

+THIS PROJECT WILL NOT ONLY IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW BUT SHOULD SIGNIFICANTLY CUT DOWN THE RISK OF SUCH ACCIDENTS+.

MR. TSUI SAID THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION WOULD CLEAR ABOUT 4,000 SQUARE FEET OF PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LAND TO ALLOW WORK TO START ON THE PROJECT.

+NO BUILDING LAND OR STRUCTURES OF ANY KIND ARE INVOLVED, BUT THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE PAYING COMPENSATION TO THE OWNERS INVOLVED FOR CROPS AND FRUIT TREES, AN EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE TO CULTIVATORS AS WELL AS REPROVISIONING AFFECTED PIPELINES, CULVERTS AND OPEN CHANNELS, + HE ADDED.

AIRMAIL SERVICE TO LEBANON PARTIALLY RESUMED

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THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCES THAT WITH EFFECT FROM MONDAY (JANUARY 17) A IRMA IL SERVICE FROM HONG KONG TO LEBANON WHICH HAS BEEN SUSPENDED SINCE THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, WILL BE PARTLY RESUMED.

ORDINARY AND REGISTERED AIRMAIL LETTER-POST ITEY WEIGHING NOT MORE THAN HALF AN OUNCE PAY BE ACCEPTED FOR POSTING.

ALL CTHER POSTAL SERVICES TO LEEANCA ARE STILL SUSPENDED.