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FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1977

CONSTABLE LO STRUGGLED VIOLENTLY WITH THE MAN HOLDING HIM AND MANAGED TO PUNCH THE MAN WITH THE REVOLVER. THIS MAN STRUCK CONSTABLE LO ON THE HEAD WITH THE REVOLVER CAUSING THE CYLINDER TO OPEN, AND ALL BUT ONE ROUND OF AMMUNITION TO SCATTER ON THE GROUND. AT THAT TIME NO ONE KNEW HOW MANY ROUNDS WERE LEFT IN THE REVOLVER.

HIS ATTACKER THEN CLOSED THE CYLINDER, POINTED THE REVOLVER AT CONSTABLE LO AND PULLED THE TRIGGER. FORTUNATELY THE GUN DID NOT FIRE, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS ONE ROUND LEFT IN THE CYLINDER.

AT THIS TIME BOTH MEN RAN OFF AND CONSTABLE LO CHASED AFTER THE ONE WITH THE REVOLVER. AFTER PERSUING HIM FOR ABOUT 600 YARDS THE MAN BOARDED A PUBLIC LIGHT BUS. CONSTABLE LO SEIZED THE MAN AT THE SAME TIME STRIKING HIM WITH THE TRUNCHEON. A VIOLENT STRUGGLE THEN ENSUED. OTHER OFFICERS ARRIVED AND THE MAN WAS OVERPOWERED AND ARRESTED.

PROPOSED CLOSURE OF ROAD IN TUEN MUN

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AS PART OF THE P.W.D.'S NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT AT TUEN MUN, PROPOSALS TO EXTEND TSUN WEN ROAD FROM THE INDUSTRIAL AREA, AREA 9, NORTHWARDS TO THE TAI HING PUBLIC ESTATE, AND TO CONNECT KIN YICK STREET TO THE EXISTING UN-NAMED ROAD ADJACENT TO THE TAI HING COTTON MILL ARE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY.

THE PROPOSALS ALSO INCLUDE THE FORMATION OF ADDITIONAL INDUSTRIAL LAND AND ROADS IN AND AROUND SAN CHING ROAD.

BECAUSE OF THESE WORKS IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO CLOSE PART OF SAN CHING ROAD AND PART OF THE UN-NAMED ROAD ADJACENT TO THE TAI HING COTTON MILL.

A P.W.D. SPOKESMAN SAID EXISTING ACCESS THROUGH THE UN-NAMED ROAD WOULD BE MAINTAINED UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF ALTERNATIVE ACCESS THROUGH KIN YICK STREET.

WITH THE FORMATION OF THE AREA TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF KIN YICK STREET, THE EXISTING ACCESS THROUGH SAN CHING ROAD TO THAT AREA WOULD NO LONGER BE REQUIRED, HE ADDED,

THE EXTENT OF THE CLOSURES ARE GIVEN IN A NOTIFICATION IN THE GAZETTE. ANY PERSONS WHO HAVE OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSALS OR ANY CLAIM OF PRIVATE RIGHT SHOULD SUBMIT THEM IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS NOT LATER THAN JULY 24 OR AUGUST 24, RESPECTIVELY.

THE NOTICE (BOTH IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE) CAN ALSO BE SEEN ON THE NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE AND THE PLAN CAN BE SEEN AT THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICES (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) ENQUIRY BRANCH, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE, OR AT THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, FOURTH FLOOR, 101 PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD, KOWLOON OR AT THE DISTRICT OFF ICE, TUEN MUN, +TOP COURT, TAK CHING COURT, TUEN MUN.

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