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SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1978

QUEENSWAY FLYOVER TO OPEN TO TRAFFIC ON MONDAY

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THE QUEENSWAY FLYOVER WILL BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC FROM 3 P.M. ON MONDAY (JULY 3).

WITH THE OPENING OF THE FLYOVER, NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS AT THE JUNCTION OF GARDEN ROAD AND QUEENSWAY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FROM SAME TIME ON MONDAY.

TRAFFIC DESCENDING FROM GARDEN ROAD TOWARDS QUEENSWAY AND COTTON TREE DRIVE WILL USE THE FLYOVER AND THE GROUND LEVEL RIGHT TURN FROM GARDEN ROAD TO QUEENSWAY WILL BE BANNED.

HOWEVER, TRAFFIC DESCENDING FROM GARDEN ROAD TOWARDS QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL AND DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL WILL NOT BE AFFECTED.

AT THE SAME TIME, VEHICLES GOING FROM DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL EASTWARDS ALONG QUEENSWAY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TURN LEFT ONTO COTTON TREE DRIVE AND DRIVERS SHOULD USE CHATER ROAD AND MURRAY ROAD INSTEAD.

IN ADDITION, TRAFFIC ON MURRAY ROAD PROCEEDING TO COTTON TREE DRIVE OR THE MURRAY ROAD MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK WILL USE THE NEW SLIP ROAD TO THE NORTH OF THE FLYOVER.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS,

SPECIAL ARTICLE ON TRANSPORT IN MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS

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THE APRIL 1978 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS NOW ON SALE CONTAINS A SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE ON THE TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION.

ENTITLED TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION, THE ARTICLE IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REVIEW ARTICLES ON SPECIAL TOPICS OF PUBLIC INTEREST PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THE ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE 1976 BY-CENSUS.

IT COVERS TOPICS ON CAR AVAILABILITY AND ITS EFFECT ON TRIP MAKING, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE JOURNEYS TO WORK AND TO SCHOOL.

COMPARATIVE FIGURES FROM THE 1971 CENSUS AND INTERNATIONAL FIGURES ARE PROVIDED WHEREVER POSSIBLE.

THE APRIL 1978 ISSUE OF THE MONTHLY DIGEST IS OBTAINABLE AT 36 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE,