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THE CENTRE IS ALSO THE CENTRAL NERVE IN THE CHAIN OF SIGNAL STATIONS WITHIN HONG KONG WATERS. THE CHAIN STRETCHES FROM WAGLAN ISLAND IN THE EAST, VIA THE SIGNAL STATION IN NORTH POINT TO THE WESTERNMOST STATION ON GREEN ISLAND.
THE PORT COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE ALSO CO-ORDINATES SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
NEW PUMPING STATION FOR TSUEN WAN *****
A NEW FRESH-WATER PUMPING STATION WILL BE BUILT SHORTLY ON THE HILLSIDE OF CHING CHEUNG ROAD TO MEET THE RAPID INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR WATER IN TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT,
THE NEW PUMPING STATION WILL HAVE A CAPACITY OF 65 000 CUBIC METRES PER DAY.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START IN JUNE AND WILL TAKE SOME SEVEN MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS ON NATHAN ROAD
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NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS ON NATHAN ROAD NEAR THE JORDAN AND TSIM SHA TSUI MTR STATIONS WILL BE INTRODUCED FROM 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY (APRIL 9).
THE ARRANGEMENTS WERE TO HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED LATE LAST MONTH BUT WERE POSTPONED DUE TO EMERGENCY ROADWORKS.
FROM WEDNESDAY, TWO EXISTING BUS-ONLY LANES WILL BE REDESIGNATED URBAN CLEARWAYS.
THEY ARE THE NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAYS OF NATHAN ROAD BETWEEN PEKING ROAD AND GRANVILLE ROAD AND BETWEEN AUSTIN ROAD AND PUBLIC SQUARE STREET.
ALL VEHICLES, EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES, WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PICK UP OR SET DOWN PASSENGERS AND LOAD OR UNLOAD GOODS FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM WITHIN THE CLEARWAYS.
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