TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1979
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DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, TODAY (TUESDAY) COMMUTED TO 25 YEARS IMPRISONMENT THE DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON WONG CHEUNG-HING, 33, ON APRIL 19, 1978,
WONG, UNEMPLOYED, WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF HIS FATHER, WONG SAN-YAM 53, AT A HOUSE AT HO TIN VILLAGE, TUEN MUN, NEW TERRITORIES, ON MAY 6, 1977.
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NEW ROAD IN TIN WAN OPENS ON THURSDAY
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A NEW ROAD LINKING SHEK PAI WAN ROAD AND THE ABERDEEN OLESALE FISH MARKET WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC FROM 10 A.M. ON THURSDAY.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPENING, WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ALONG ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED TO THE NEW ROAD WHILE THE ' ADJACENT SECTION OF SHEK PAI WAN ROAD WILL BE ROUTED ONE-WAY FOR EASTBOUND TRAFFIC.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
A NEW BUS BAY, SITUATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE NEW CARRIAGEWAY, WILL BE IN SERVICE FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF THE NEW ROAD.
TWO BUS STOPS, ONE LOCATED OUTSIDE HOUSE NO. 48 ON SHEK PAI WAN ROAD AND SERVING BUS ROUTES 7, 70, 71, 170 AND 884, AND ANOTHER OUTSIDE HOUSE NO. 58 ON THE SAME ROAD SERVING ROUTES 41, 47, 48 AND 73, WILL BE RESITED TO THE NEW BUS BAY.
NOTICES WILL BE PLACED ON THE OLD BUS STOPS TO ADVISE PASSENGERS OF THE REMOVAL.
WATER CUT ***
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT SALT WATER SUPPLY TO ABERDEEN AND WONG CHUK HANG WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 9 A.M. ON THURSDAY TO 5 P.M. ON SATURDAY TO CARRY OUT SALT WATER MAIN CONNECTION WORK AT WONG CHUK HANG ROAD,
ALL PREMISES IN THESE TWO AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED.
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