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SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1979

APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM ELIGIBLE PERSONS OR FROM OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY, HONG KONG WAR MEMORIAL FUND COMMITTEE, AT THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, FOURTH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS (TEL: 5-776958).

P.W.D.'S MASS TRANSIT DIVISION

INVOLVED WITH RE-INSTATEMENT WORK

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THE MASS TRANSIT DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE IS CURRENTLY INVOLVED WITH THE CO-ORDINATION OF RE-INSTATEMENT PROPOSALS AS THE VARIOUS STAGES OF THE MTR'S MODIFIED INITIAL SYSTEM NEAR COMPLETION.

A PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THIS INVOLVEMENT INCLUDED CLOSE LIAISON WITH THE MTR CORPORATION AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED IN THE PLANNING OF THE NECESSARY TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS.

+ADDITIONALLY, HE EXPLAINED, THE DIVISION CO-ORDINATES THE PLANNING AND DESIGN WORK ON TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES, AND THE STRATEGIC TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLANS TO BRING CONDITIONS IN CENTRAL KOWLOON BACK TO NORMAL.+

BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE THIS YEAR THE CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR THE TSUEN WAN EXTENSION OF THE MTR WAS IN FULL SWING.

THE DIVISION WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN CLOSE LIAISON WITH THE CORPORATION, THE IR CONTRACTORS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICES OR DEPARTMENTS AND IN ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF PROPOSALS FOR THE DIVERSION OF TRAFFIC.

AT THE SAME TIME THE PWD'S MASS TRANSIT OFFICE CONTINUED ITS LIAISON WITH ALL INTERESTED PARTIES COVERING THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF MTR WORKS.

THIS INCLUDED THE RESOLVING OF PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE MODIFIED INITIAL SYSTEM AND TSUEN WAN EXTENSION.

OF SPECIAL CONCERN IS THE COMPLETION IN TIME OF THE VARIOUS BUS TERMINI TO COPE WITH MTR PASSENGERS DUE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE COMMISSIONING DATES OF SOME OF THE +TUBE+ STATIONS.

SPECIAL ATTENTION IS BEING PAID TO ON-STREET BUS STOPPING FACILITIES FOR ARGYLE STATION, AND THE BUS TERMINI FOR KWUN TONG AND ADMIRALTY STATIONS.

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