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SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 1978

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TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN TAI KOK TSUI, SAI YING PUN AND TIN WAN

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED SEVERAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAL KOK TSUI, SAI YING PUN AND TIN WAN, WHICH WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON TUESDAY (APRIL 25).

FROM 10 A.M. ON THAT DAY, THE SOUTH BOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF TAI KOK TSUI ROAD BETWEEN ANCHOR STREET AND POK MAN STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR.

SOUTH BOUND TRAFFIC ALONG THIS SECTION OF TAI KOK TSUI ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED VIA ANCHOR STREET, BEECH STREET AND CHERRY STREET.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE SECTION OF BEECH STREET BETWEEN ANCHOR STREET AND CHERRY STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM ONE WAY NORTH BOUND TRAFFIC TO TWO WAY, AND A 24-HOUR URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION WILL BE IMPOSED AT THIS SECTION OF BEECH STREET.

ALL MOTOR VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING UP OR SETTING DOWN PASSENGERS AND LOADING OR UNLOADING GOODS AT ANY TIME ON THIS ROAD.

IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRAFFIC RE-ROUTING ARRANGEMENTS, KMB ROUTES 10, 12, 130, 16, 18, 37, 44A AND 51 WILL BE TEMPORARILY DIVERTED TO OPERATE FROM TAI KOK TSUI BUS TERMINUS VIA POK MAN STREET, TAI KOK TSUI ROAD, CHERRY STREET, BEECH STREET AND ANCHOR STREET ON OUTWARD JOURNEYS.

KMB ROUTE 2E WILL BE DIVERTED TO OPERATE VIA ANCHOR STREET, BEECH STREET AND CHERRY STREET ON JOURNEYS TO KOWLOON CITY FERRY.

IN SAI YING PUN, CHUNG CHING STREET AND SAI YUEN LANE WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 10 A.M. ON APRIL 25 FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK TO FACILITATE ROAD REPAIRS.

ON THE SAME DAY, IN TIN WAN, THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING TO THE CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERY WILL ALSO BE CLOSED TO ALL MOTOR VEHICLES FROM 10 A.M. TO FACILITATE WORK ON A NEW ROAD. IT WILL BE READY IN ABOUT MID-JUNE.

IN THE MEANTIME, VISITORS TO THE CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERY ARE ASKED TO USE THE NEW STAIRCASE EAST OF THE CLOSED ACCESS ROAD.

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

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