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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1980
CAR REGISTRATIONS IN AUGUST
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THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED PRIVATE CARS TOPPED 181 600 AT THE END OF AUGUST, A RISE OF ALMOST 26 000 OR 16.9 PER CENT OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS. THIS COMPARES WITH AN INCREASE OF 19 300 IN THE 12 MONTHS UP TO AUGUST 1979.
THE NUMBER OF NEW CARS REGISTERED DURING AUGUST WAS 3 059 AND THE NUMBER OF REGISTRATIONS WHICH LAPSED WAS 801. REPRESENTED A NET INCREASE OF 2 258 AND BROUGHT THE OVERALL TOTAL
THIS TO 181 637.
CENTRAL DISTRICT TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS ******
THE LOOP ROAD NEXT TO THE HELENA MAY INSTITUTE BETWEEN GARDEN ROAD AND COTTON TREE DRIVE WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 8 AM ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 6) TO 8 AM ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 8) FOR ROAD REPAIR.
MOTORISTS MAY USE THE ALTERNATIVE SLIP ROAD BY THE PEAK TRAM STATION.
ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 7) IN THE EARLY MORNING FROM 1 AM TO 4 AM, THE SECTION OF DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL BETWEEN PEDDER STREET AND ICE HOUSE STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC EXCEPT CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL BUS ROUTE NO. 121.
TEMPORARY DECKINGS ON THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE ACROSS THE ROAD WILL BE REMOVED DURING THE CLOSURE.
TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP AT THESE PLACES TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
TAI KOK TSUI WATER CUT
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WATER SUPPLY TO AN AREA OF TAI KOK TSUI WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR EIGHT HOURS FROM 10 PM ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 6) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY.
THE AREA IS BOUNDED BY FUK LEE STREET, WAI ON STREET, LOK KWAN STREET AND TAI KOK TSUI ROAD.
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