XN000022-1978-10-17 — Page 9

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1978

BAN ON LEARNER DRIVERS IN KWAI CHUNG CONTAINER PORT AREA

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE KWAI CHUNG CONTAINER PORT AREA WOULD BE PROHIBITED TO LEARNER DRIVERS FROM 10 A.M. ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 19) TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW THERE.

AT THE SAME TIME, LEARNER DRIVERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER AND PRACTISE DRIVING AT THE SLIP ROADS CONNECTING KWAI CHUNG ROAD AND CONTAINER PORT ROAD NEAR THE CONTAINER TERMINAL FLYOVER- THE CONTAINER PORT ROAD AT ITS JUNCTION WITH KWAI FUK ROAD- AND AT KWAI TAI ROAD.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP IN THE AREA TO GUIDE

MOTORISTS.

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WATER CUT **

THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN JARDINE'S LOOKOUT ON THE ISLAND AND YUEN LONG WILL BE STOPPED FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 19) NIGHT TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.

THE AREA IN JARDINE'S LOOKOUT, BOUNDED BY MT. BUTLER ROAD, MOORSOM ROAD, PERKINS ROAD, COOPER ROAD, WILSON ROAD INCLUDING CREASY ROAD, HENDERSON ROAD, GOLDSMITH ROAD, PURVES ROAD AND PRICE ROAD, WILL HAVE NO WATER FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 P.M. ON THURSDAY.

IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE AREA BOUNDED BY YUEN LONG MAIN ROAD, TAI YUK ROAD, KAU YUK ́ROAD AND THE MAIN NULLAH INCLUDING ON HONG ROAD, FUNG NIN ROAD, WAH NING PATH, MA TIN TSUEN, SHUI TSUI LO WAI AND HUNG TSO TIN TSUEN WILL BE WITHOUT WATER FOR SIX HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY TO 6 A.M. ON FRIDAY.