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MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1977

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URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS ON TO KWA WAN ROAD

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URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IMPOSED ON TO KWA WAN ROAD BETWEEN MOK CHEONG STREET AND SAN MA TAU STREET ON SATURDAY (APRIL 2).

FROM 10 A.M. ON THAT DAY, ALL MOTOR VEHICLES, EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES, WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO STOP ON THE ROAD 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.

THE RESTRICTIONS ARE AIMED AT IMPROVING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ALONG THAT SECTION OF TO KWA WAN ROAD.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS TO VISIT KWONG WAH HOSPITAL

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THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR. JOHN WALDEN, WILL TOUR THE KWONG WAH HOSPITAL TOMORROW AFTERNOON (TUESDAY) ON AN

INSPECTION VISIT.

AS ONE OF THE THREE HOSPITALS IN THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, THE KWONG WAH HOSPITAL PROVIDES FREE MEDICAL AND NURSING CARE FOR THE POOR AND THE SICK IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE HOSPITAL WAS BUILT IN 1911 AND LATER EXTENDED IN SIX PHASES TO COPE WITH THE INCREASING NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC. THE EXTENSION PROJECT STARTED IN 1956 AND WAS COMPLETED IN 1965. IT NOW COMPRISES 28 WARDS WITH A TOTAL OF 1,542 BEDS,

ACCOMPANIED BY DR. CHARM HOI-SANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS AND MR. WILLIAM MA, CHAIRMAN OF THE KWONG WAH HOSPITAL SUB-COMMITTEE, MR. WALDEN WILL INSPECT THE VARIOUS FACILITIES OF THE HOSPITAL.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO COVER THE VISIT. THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS WILL ARRIVE AT THE KWONG WAH HOSPITAL, WATERLOO ROAD AT 3.30 P.M.

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