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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1977

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN KWUN TONG

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT SEVERAL TRAFFIC AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN KWUN TONG FROM MONDAY (DECEMBER 5) UPON THE COMPLETION OF DRAINAGE WORKS IN KWUN TONG ROAD.

STARTING FROM 10 A.M. ON MONDAY, TRAFFIC IN SHING SHUN ROAD BETWEEN NGAU TAU KOK ROAD AND KWUN TONG ROAD WILL BE REVERTED TO TWO-WAY.

HOWEVER, TRAFFIC IN THE SECTION OF NGAU TAU KOK ROAD BETWEEN KWUN TONG ROAD AND SHING SHUN ROAD WILL REMAIN ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND.

AT THE SAME TIME, KMB ROUTES 2A, 6D, 13A, 89, 209 AND 211 TRAVELLING SOUTHBOUND ALONG KWUN TONG ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM KWUN TONG ROAD, TURNING LEFT INTO SHING SHUN ROAD TO GAIN ACCESS TO NGAU TAU KOK ROAD.

THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THE SECTION OF SOCIAL AVENUE BETWEEN CHOI HUNG ROAD AND LUNG CHEUNG ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICLES FROM 9 A.M. ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 5) FOR 10 DAYS TO FACILITIATE CABLE LAYING WORKS BY CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

YOUTH ORCHESTRA TO TAKE PART IN SILVER JUBILEE CONCERT

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MUSIC TEACHERS AND STUDENTS FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AND LOCAL SCHOOLS WILL JOIN MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND YOUTH CHOIR IN A SPECIAL SILVER JUBILEE CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL CONCERT PRESENTED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL IN THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL ON DECEMBER 13 AT 8 P.M.

THE CONCERT WILL FEATURE THE FIRST LOCAL PERFORMANCE OF BENJAMIN BRITTEN'S +WELCOME ODE+, WHICH WAS SPECIALLY WRITTEN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND COMPLETED IN AUGUST LAST YEAR, JUST A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE COMPOSER'S DEATH.

MISS AMY WONG, A MUSIC STUDENT FROM CHUNG CHI COLLEGE, WILL BE THE SOLOIST WITH THE YOUTH ORCHESTRA IN MOZART'S +CORONATION+ CONCERTO AND TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WILL COMBINE TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAMME WITH A PERFORMANCE OF HAYDN'S +NELSON+ MASS.

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