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MONDAY, MAY 8, 1978

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RECONSTRUCTION OF JAVA ROAD TO BE COMPLETED SOON

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TRAFFIC ON JAVA ROAD, NORTH POINT WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE MORE QUICKLY AND SMOOTHLY IN A FEW WEEKS TIME.

WORKMEN FROM PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL, BY THE END OF THIS MONTH, HAVE COMPLETED THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE 'ROAD SURFACE AND PEDESTRIAN PAVEMENTS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD.

THE SECTION OF JAVA ROAD BETWEEN TONG SHUI ROAD AND NORTH POINT ROAD IS BEING RECONSTRUCTED WITH 250 MM. THICK REINFORCED CONCRETE.

MR. HO KWOK-YU, ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D.'S HIGHWAYS (HONG KONG) DIVISION, SAID THAT DESPITE THE WORK, CONGESTION ALONG THE ROAD HAD BEEN KEPT TO A MINIMUM,

+WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE ROAD WORK, HE SAID, TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE AREA SHOULD BE FURTHER IMPROVED.+

WATER CUT IN SHAU KEI WAN AND AP LEI CHAU

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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT WATER SUPPLY TO AP LEI CHAU AND PARTS OF SHAU KE! WAN WILL BE TEMPORARILY TURNED OFF ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 10) TO FACILITATE WORKS ON WATER MAINS,

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IN AP LEI CHAU, WATER SUPPLY WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 9 A.M. ON THAT DAY FOR 10 HOURS TO FACILITATE REPAIR WORKS OF FRESH WATER MAINS AT TIN WAN NEAP THE BREAKWATER.

ALL PREMISES IN THE AREA INCLUDING THE HONG KONG

ELECTRIC POWER STATION WILL BE AFFECTEL.

ON THE SAME DAY IN SHAU KEI WAN, WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR EIGHT HOURS FROM 10 P.M. TO FACILITATE THE CONNECTION OF A FRESH WATER MAIN AT SAI KAN HO STREET NEAR SHING ON STREET.

PREMISES AFFECTED ARE NOS. 120 TO 132A AND 137 TO 145 SAI WAN HO STREET- NOS. 1 TO 15 SHING ON STREET NOS. 18 TO 23 TAI SHEK STREET AND NOS. 92 TO 114 SHAU KEI WAN ROAD.

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