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MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1979

WORK ON THE TEMPORARY MARKET AND HAWKER CENTRE WILL BEGIN IN DECEMBER AND WILL TAKE ABOUT THREE MONTHS TO COMPLETE,

THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COOKED-FOOD CENTRE IN MAY, AND IT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN JUNE NEXT YEAR.

THE FINAL STAGE WILL INVOLVE THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING MONG KOK HAWKER BAZAAR.

ONE MAIL DELIVERY ON CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL

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THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THERE WILL BE ONE DELIVERY OF MAIL ON OCTOBER 29 WHICH IS A GENERAL HOLIDAY.

ON THAT DAY, 32 POST OFFICES INCLUDING THE GENERAL POST OFFICE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THE KOWLOON CENTRAL AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICES IN KOWLOON AND THE TSUEN WAN AND TAI PO POST OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS FROM 9 A.M. TO NOON.

ALL OTHER POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED.

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN KWAI CHUNG

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) THAT A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN KWAI CHUNG TOMORROW (TUESDAY) MORNING TO FACILITATE EMERGENCY ROAD WORKS.

STARTING FROM 10 A.M.

KWAI HONG STREET AND THE SOUTHERN ARM OF KWAI FUNG CRESCENT THE SECTION BETWEEN CONTAINER PORT ROAD AND MARVEL INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AT 17-23 OF THE ROAD) WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.

OTHER NEW ARRANGEMENTS ARE:

* KWAI TAK STREET WILL BE ROUTED ONE WAY NORTHBOUND

FROM KWAI TAI ROAD TO KWAI SHUN STREET-

* KWAJ SHUN STREET WILL BE ROUTED ONE WAY SOUTHBOUND

FROM KWAI TAK STREET TO CONTAINER PORT ROAD- AND

* THE NORTHERN ARM OF KWAI FUNG CRESCENT WILL BE

RE-ROUTED FROM ONE WAY WESTBOUND TO TWO WAY TRAFFIC.

MEANWHILE, KWAI TAK STREET, KWAI SHUN STREET AND THE NORTHERN ARM OF KWAI FUNG CRESCENT WILL BE RESTRICTED TO MOTORISTS REQUIRING ACCESS TO PREMISES IN THESE STREETS.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.