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MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1977

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RAILWAY GOODS YARD IN MONG KOK

TO BE CLOSED FOR RE-CONSTRUCTION

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THE MONG KOK RAILWAY GOODS YARD WILL BE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 12) FOR DEMOLITION TO MAKE WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW GOODS YARD.

AS FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY), ALL RAILWAY FREIGHT DESTINED FOR MONG KOK WILL BE UNLOADED AT THE NEWLY COMPLETED GOODS YARD AT HO MAN TIN WHICH CAME INTO USE LAST WEDNESDAY.

THE NEW GOODS YARD AT MONG KOK WHICH WILL BE BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE EXISTING ONE WILL FORM PART OF THE SCHEME FOR RE-MODELL ING THE MONG KOK STATION.

WHEN COMPLETED IN 1980, IT WILL HAVE A CAPACITY OF OVER FOUR TIMES THAT OF THE PRESENT YARD TO CATER FOR THE ANTICIPATED GROWTH IN FREIGHT TRAFFIC.

AS PART OF THE RE-MODELLING PLAN, A SHUNTING SIDING WILL BE BUILT DURING THE FIRST STAGE OF RE-CONSTRUCTION TO SEPARATE THE MOVEMENTS OF SHUNTING GOODS WAGONS FROM PASSENGER TRAINS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY SAID CONSIDERATION WAS BEING GIVEN TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GODOWN WITHIN THE NEW GOODS YARD TO HELP SMOOTH THE FLOW OF LORRIES AND TO REDUCE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.

THE EXISTING YARD IN MONG KOK HAS BEEN USED FOR UNLOAD ING LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, FRESH FISH AND EGGS FROM CHINA SINCE 1950.

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