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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1979

PERMANENT CLOSURE OF MARKET STREET TO TRAFFIC PROPOSED

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROPOSED TO MAKE IT PERMANENT THE EXISTING TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MARKET STREET IN YAU MA TEI TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC TO AND FROM NATHAN ROAD.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID IN VIEW OF THE HEAVY PEDESTRIAN FLOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF NATHAN ROAD AT THIS LOCATION AND ALTERNATIVE VEHICULAR ACCESS BEING AVAILABLE THROUGH PUBLIC SQUARE STREET NEARBY, IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MARKET STREET SHOULD BE PERMANENT.

+THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL ALSO ENHANCE THE SAFE OPERATION OF BUS SERVICE IN THE AREA WITHOUT THE CONFLICT OF TRAFFIC THROUGH MARKET STREET AT THIS JUNCTION.

MARKET STREET IS NOW TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC TO FACILITATE THE TRAFFIC FLOW IN NATHAN ROAD FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY.

ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE SAID ORDER MUST SEND HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SO AS TO REACH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER 30, 1979.

ANY PERSON MAKING A CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION MUST SEND HIS CLAIM IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SO AS TO

1980. REACH HIS OFFICE NOT LATER THAN JANUARY 30,