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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1978

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN NORTH POINT AND TAI KOK TSUI

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE SECTION OF HEALTHY STREET EAST BETWEEN JAVA ROAD AND KING'S ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND FROM 10 A.M. ON TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 19) FOR ABOUT FOUR DAYS TO FACILITATE REPAIR WORKS ON GAS MAINS.

THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN TAI KOK TSUI FROM 10 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 20) TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE AREA:

* THE SECTION OF BEDFORD ROAD BETWEEN TAI KOK TSUI ROAD AND MAPLE STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY SOUTH-EAST BOUND*

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THE SECTION OF MAPLE STREET BETWEEN BEDFORD ROAD AND TUNG CHAU STREET WILL EE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY NORTH-EAST BOUND AND

* THE SECTION OF TUNG CHAU STREET BETWEEN MAPLE STREET AND

WALNUT STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY SOUTH-EAST BOUND.

IN ADDITION MOTORISTS TRAVELLING FROM TUNG CHAU STREET TO TAI KOK TSUI ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED TO SYCAMORE STREET BEFORE RE-JOINING TAI KOK TSUI ROAD.

BUS ROUTE NOS. 12, 30, 36B AND 50 TRAVELLING NORTH-WESTWARDS WILL ALSO BE RE-ROUTED FROM TUNG CHAU STREET TO OPERATE VIA SYCAMORE STREET BEFORE RE-JOINING TAI KOK TSUI ROAD.

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

WATER CUTS

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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN CAUSEWAY BAY, KOWLOON CITY AND WONG TAI SIN WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 19) TO FACILITATE WORKS BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT.

IN CAUSEWAY BAY, THE SUPPLY WILL BE CUT OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 P.M. ON TUESDAY. THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY EAST POINT ROAD, 493-563 HENNESSY ROAD, 490-552 AND 517-545 LOCKHART ROAD, 2-6 CANNON STREET, 518-532 AND 501-539 JAFFE ROAD INCLUDING KELLETT ISLAND, WORLD TRADE CENTRE, EXCELSIOR HOTEL, LAKE SIDE BUILDING, HOI KUNG COURT, HOT TO COURT AND NEW YORK CINEMA.

IN KOWLOON CITY, PREMISES ALONG THE SECTION OF MOK CHEONG STREET BETWEEN KOWLOON CITY ROAD AND TAM KUNG ROAD WILL HAVE NO WATER SUPPLY FOR EIGHT HOURS FROM 13 P.M. ON TUESDAY.

AND IN WONG TAI SIN, THE WATER SUPPLY TO BLOCKS 6 TO 13 OF TUNG TAU ESTATE, KAI MING LAU AND TAK MING LAU WILL BE CUT OFF FOR SIX HOURS FROM TUESDAY MIDNIGHT TO 6 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY.