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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1979

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NEW ROAD MARKING TO GUIDE MOTORISTS

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A NEW TYPE OF ROAD MARKING TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY AND PROVIDE A BETTER MEANS OF GUIDANCE TO MOTORISTS WILL BE INTRODUCED ON HONG KONG ROADS.

THE NEW MARKING, WHICH MAY SAVE LIVES, WILL BE LAID ON A TRIAL BASIS FROM MONDAY (OCTOBER 22) UNTIL JANUARY NEXT YEAR.

ALTOGETHER ABOUT 10 000 SQUARE METRES OF REFLECTIVE THERMOPLASTIC ROAD MARKING WILL BE +HOT LAID+ BY MACHINE.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THE NEW MARKING LASTS LONGER THAN PAINT AND IS MORE DISTINCT TO ROAD USERS.

+THE CONTRACT WITH WIMPEY ASPHALT HONG KONG LTD ALSO COVERS THE REMOVAL OF THE MARKING SHOULD THIS BE REQUIRED,+ SAID THE SPOKESMAN,

HE EXPLAINED THAT THERMOPLASTIC IS A RESINOUS MATERIAL WITH MINUTE GLASS BEADS ADDED TO MAKE IT MORE REFLECTIVE. IT RANGES IN THICKNESS FROM 1.5 MM TO 5 MM,

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT ROAD MARK ING WOULD START IN THE NEW TERRITORIES BETWEEN SHA TIN AND TAI PO, THEN MOVE INTO KOWLOON AND FINALLY TO HONG KONG ISLAND.

+NATURALLY THE MACHINE MOVES RATHER SLOWLY AND THERE MAY BE TIMES WHEN MOTORISTS WILL HAVE TO BE PATIENT. BUT THEY SHOULD REMEMBER THAT THE NEW MARKING IS FOR THEIR BENEFIT, AND IF THERE IS A LITTLE INCONVENIENCE ON A FEW OCCASIONS IT IS WELL WORTH IT,+ HE SAID.

PROJECT TO INCREASE OUTPUT OF RED HILL WATER WORKS

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL BEGIN WORK SOON ON AN EXTENSION TO THE RED HILL WATER TREATMENT WORKS AT TAI TAM BAY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PWD SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT THE EXTENSION WAS REQUIRED TO COPE WITH THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR WATER FROM THE STANLEY-REPULSE BAY AREA.

HE SAID, THE PROJECT WOULD INCREASE THE OUTPUT OF THE TREATMENT WORKS FROM 6 300 CUBIC METRES TO 10 900 CUBIC METRES A DAY.

THE WORK, TENDERS FOR WHICH ARE BEING INVITED, INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FLOCCULATION TANK, TWO RAPID GRAVITY FILTER BEDS AND A CHEMICAL HOUSE.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT WORK WOULD BEGIN IN DECEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT 14 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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