XN000022-1978-08-22 — Page 8

TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1978

WATER CUT IN TSUEN WAN, SHAM SHU PO AND WESTERN DISTRICTS

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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN TSUEN WAN, THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE STOPPED FOR SIX HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 23) TO 6 A.M. ON THURSDAY TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.

THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY TAI WO HAU ROAD, WO TONG TSUI STREET, HING FONG ROAD AND KWAI HING ROAD INCLUDING KWAI HING ESTATE AND KWAI HING LICENSED AREA.

THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN WESTERN DISTRICT ON THE ISLAND AND SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT IN KOWLOON WILL BE WITHOUT WATER FOR SEVERAL HOURS FROM THURSDAY (AUGUST 24) NIGHT TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.

IN WESTERN, THE AREA BOUNDED BY 1-111 BELCHER'S STREET, 1-50 PRAYA, 1-5A NEW PRAYA, 1-1D AND 20-28 SANDS STREET, 10-14 AND 5-25 NORTH STREET, 2-12 AND 41A-43 SMITHFIELD ROAD INCLUDING SAI CHEUNG STREET, SAI HONG LANE AND HOLLAND STREET, WILL HAVE NO WATER FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 P.M. ON THURSDAY.

IN SHAM SHUI PO, THE AREA BOUNDED BY CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD, BUTTERFLY VALLEY ROAD, KING LAM STREET, YEE KUK STREET, WING HONG STREET, YU CHAU STREET, CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND TAI NAN STREET INCLUDING TUNG CHAU STREET WILL BE WITHOUT WATER FOR SIX HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY TO 6 A.M. ON FRIDAY.

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE PRINCESS

THURSDAY MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER WILL BE CLOSED FOR ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 24) AND FRIDAY BETWEEN 12.15 A.M. AND 6 A.M. TO FACILITATE SURVEYING WORK ON IT.

DURING THE ROAD CLOSURE PERIOD, NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC FROM PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD TO WATERLOO ROAD SHOULD TURN LEFT ON TO ARGYLE STREET, U-TURN IN FRONT OF THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY AND ENTER WATERLOO ROAD. FOR SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC, MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE ALONG WATERLOO ROAD, CROSS ARGYLE STREET AND ENTER PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.