XN000022-1979-10-26 — Page 6

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1979

GRAVEYARD VISITORS ADVISED TO TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORT

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SEVERE CONGESTION IS EXPECTED ON THE APPROACH ROADS TO CEMETERIES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG DURING THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL AND MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID THESE AREAS WHERE POSSIBLE.

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (FRIDAY) URGED GRAVE WORSHIPPERS TO VISIT CEMETERIES EARLY OR ON OTHER NON-FESTIVAL DAYS TO AVOID TRAFFIC CONGESTIONS.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO APPEALED TO THEM TO TRAVEL BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT WHEREVER POSSIBLE.

THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY WILL OPERATE SPECIAL SERVICES BETWEEN CENTRAL BUS STATION AND THE CHINESE CHRISTIAN CEMETERY, AND BETWEEN SHAU KET WAN AND CHAI WAN CEMETERY THIS SUNDAY (OCTOBER 28) AND ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 29).

THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY WILL OPERATE A SPECIAL SERVICE BETWEEN SHEUNG SHUI AND MAN KAM TO ON THESE TWO DAYS.

HOWEVER, THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT MOTORISTS GOING TO THE NEW TERRITORIES SHOULD USE ROUTE TWISK AND FAN KAM ROAD OR CASTLE PEAK ROAD AS ALTERNATIVE ROUTES IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE THE CONGESTION ON TAI PO ROAD.

TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP THROUGHOUT THE AREAS AFFECTED AND POLICE WILL BE ON HAND TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

TENDERS INVITED FOR TSUEN WAN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

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TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE SEAWALL CONSTRUCTION AND RECLAMATION OF THE WESTERN PORTION OF TSUEN WAN BAY, COUPLED WITH MAJOR SITE FORMATION WORKS ON TSING YI ISLAND.

A PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THIS FIRST PHASE OF RECLAMATION WOULD CREATE ABOUT 19 HECTARES OF ADDITIONAL LAND AND WOULD BE USED TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW FERRY PIER AND TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE FOR THE NEW TOWN, AN EXTENSIVE PUBLIC CARGO HANDLING AREA AND A NEW SALT-WATER PUMPING STATION.

IT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE LAND FOR HOUSING, INDUSTRIAL AND RECREATIONAL USE, AND A FUTURE ELEVATED TRUNK ROAD WOULD TRAVERSE THE AREA PROVIDING A BYPASS FOR THROUGH TRAFFIC AND RELIEVING CONGESTION WITHIN THE TWON, HE SAID.

THE FORMATION WORKS AT TSING YI WOULD PROVIDE THE MATERIAL FOR THE RECLAMATION AND WOULD CREATE LAND FOR HOUSING AND EDUCATION PURPOSES, HE ADDED.

THE WORKS, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT THREE YEARS TO COMPLETE, HAVE BEEN DESIGNED BY SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK AND PARTNERS WHO WILL SUPERVISE THE CONSTRUCTION ON BEHALF OF THE PWD'S TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.

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