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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1978

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D.S.W. TO OPEN $2.5 MILLION HOME FOR THE AGED

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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, WILL TOMORROW (FRIDAY) OFFICIALLY OPEN THE $2.5 MILLION BUDDHIST PO CHING CARE AND ATTENTION HOME FOR AGED WOMEN IN FAN LING, THE NEW TERRITORIES.

CAPABLE OF ACCOMMODATING 117 PEOPLE, THE PROJECT, FINANCED BY THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND THROUGH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, DONATION BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB AND PRIVATE DONATIONS, IS RUN BY THE HEUNG HOI CHING KOK LIN ASSOCIATION.

THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT 3 P.M. TOMORROW AT THE HOME WHICH IS LOCATED AT 3, PAK FUK VILLAGE, NEAR THE FAN LING RAILWAY STATION.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE BUDDHIST PO CHING CARE AND ATTENTION HOME FOR AGED WOMEN IN FAN LING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT 3 P.M. THE HEUNG HOI CHING KOK LIN ASSOCIATION WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORT FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES. COACHES WILL LEAVE FROM THE ASSOCIATION AT 31 WONG NAI CHUNG ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY, AT 1 P.M.

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT FROM SATURDAY (DECEMBER 2) *NO U-TURN' RESTRICTIONS WILL BE

IMPOSED FOR THE NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON WATERLOO ROAD TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS OF THAT SECTION OF ROAD.

EFFECTIVE FROM 10 A.M. ON SATURDAY, ALL VEHICLES ARE PROHIBITED FROM MAKING A U-TURN' AT THE JUNCTIONS OF WATERLOO ROAD AND DURHAM ROAD, HEREFORD ROAD AND THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING TO BAPTIST COLLEGE.

MEANWHILE, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT FROM 10 A.M. ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 21 THE URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION WITHIN THE EASTBOUND SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD FROM A POINT 100 METRES EAST OF TAI LEK HO ACCESS ROAD UP TO A LENGTH OF ABOUT 150 METRES EASTWARD WILL BE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE TO FACILITATE ROAD WORKS.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.