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MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1979

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN SHEUNG SHUI

TO FACILITATE DRAINAGE WORKS

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) THAT A SECTION OF LUNG SUM AVENUE NEAR SAN FUNG AVENUE, SHEUNG SHUT, WILL BE RE-ROUTED TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC FROM 10 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY TO FACILITATE DRAINAGE WORKS AT THE OTHER END OF THE AVENUE,

THE TEMPORARY RE-ROUTING WILL LAST FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT TRAFFIC CONGESTION WILL OCCUR ALONG LUNG SUM AVENUE AND MOTORISTS WANTING TO GAIN ACCESS TO THIS AREA ARE ADVISED TO USE ALTERNATIVE ROUTES VIA JOCKEY CLUB ROAD AND SAN FUNG AVENUE.

AS PART OF THE TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS, A SECTION OF SAN HONG STREET BETWEEN LUNG SUM ROAD AND SAN CHEUNG STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED TO ONE-WAY NORTHWEST BOUND FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

WATER CUT ***

FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN WESTERN DISTRICT AND WONG TAI SIN WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.

IN WESTERN DISTRICT, SUPPLY WILL BE CUT OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY TO CARRY OUT FRESH WATER MAIN CONNECTION WORK AT HILL ROAD, HONG KONG.

THE PREMISES AFFECTED ARE AT PO TUCK STREET, CLARENCE TERRACE, HILL VIEW GARDEN AND YUE ON TERRACE, INCLUDING 61-104, 65-97 HILL ROAD.

IN WONG TAI SIN, SUPPLY WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SIX HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY FOR NIGHT LEAKAGE TESTS.

THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY LUNG CHEUNG ROAD, FUNG MO STREET AND CHING TAK STREET, INCLUDING BLOCK NOS. 11-14 AND 28-33, LOWER WONG TAI SIN ESTATE.