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NOTE TO EDITORS:

TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1978

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COMMENDATION OF PRISONS DEPARTMENT STAFF

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THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR. TOM GARNER, WILL PRESENT 16 COMMENDATION CERTIFICATES TO MEMBERS OF STAFF OF THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES.

THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT 2.30 P.M. ON THURSDAY (APRIL 6) AT THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN TUNG TAU WAN ROAD, STANLEY.

DETAILS OF THE COMMENDATIONS AND RECIPIENTS WILL BE RELEASED AT THE CEREMONY.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT.

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE SECTION OF KWAI CHUNG ROAD BETWEEN LA KING HILL ROAD AND THE CONTAINER PORT FLYOVER WILL BE CLOSED FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS FROM MIDNIGHT. ON THURSDAY (APRIL 6) TO 5.30 A.M. FRIDAY (APRIL 7) AND ON MIDNIGHT FRIDAY TO 5.30 A.M. ON SATURDAY (APRIL.8).

THE CLOSURE IS TO FACILITATE THE REMOVAL OF A TEMPORARY BRIDGE OVER KWAI CHUNG ROAD NEAR LA! KING ESTATE.

AS A RESULT, NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC TO TSUEN WAN WILL BE DIVERTED THROUGH CONTAINER PORT ROAD, HING FONG ROAD, KWAI FU ROAD AND BACK INTO KWAI CHUNG ROAD. SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC TO KOWLOON WILL BE DIVERTED THROUGH LAI KING HILL ROAD AND BACK INTO KWAI CHUNG ROAD.

THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THE SECTION OF SAN TSUEN ROAD ADJACENT TO LOTS 1248 AND 1249 IN D.D. 453 NORTH TSUEN WAN WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FROM 10 A.M. ON THURSDAY (APRIL 6) TO FACILITATE REMEDIAL WORKS ON A RETAINING WALL THERE.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP IN BOTH PLACES TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.