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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1980

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT SAID THE WORK WAS ONE OF THE COMMUNITY PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE SE PROJECTS INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS, BEACH CLEANING, BUILDING WORK, GRASS CUTTING AND AFFORESTATION.

+SINCE THE PIK UK PRISON OPENED IN 1975, OVER 180 LOCAL WORKS PROJECTS COVERING 50 VILLAGES IN SAI KUNG HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY ITS PRISONERS, HE ADDED.

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN NATHAN ROAD

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NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS AND BUS DIVERSIONS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN NATHAN ROAD FROM 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 10).

BUS ONLY LANE

THE PROHIBITED ZONE FOR ALL MOTOR VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES ON THE NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY IN NATHAN ROAD BETWEEN KANSU STREET AND PUBLIC SQUARE STREET AND WING SING LANE WILL BE RESCINDED, THIS SECTION OF THE ROAD WILL REOPEN TO TRAFFIC AND BECOME AN +URBAN CLEARWAY+ FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM DAILY AND A PLB RESTRICTED ZONE FROM 7 AM TO 12 MIDNIGHT DAILY.

PROHIBITION OF TURNING MOVEMENT

ALL MOTOR VEHICLES ON NORTHBOUND JOURNEYS ALONG NATHAN ROAD WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM TURNING LEFT INTO KANSU STREET. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROHIBITION IS TO IMPROVE BOTH VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS AT THE JUNCTION.

BUS DIVERSION

CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL ROUTES NO. 102, 104, 105, 112 AND 122 ON JOURNEYS TO KOWLOON TRAVELLING ALONG GASCOIGNE ROAD WILL PROCEED ON NATHAN ROAD NORTHBOUND AND TURN LEFT INTO PUBLIC SQUARE STREET AND THEN TURN RIGHT INTO SHANGHAI STREET.

KMB ROUTES 1, 1A, 3C, 9 AND 13, AND COACH SERVICES 202, 206 210, 216 AND 246 ON NORTHBOUND JOURNEYS TRAVELLING ALONG NATHAN ROAD WILL TURN LEFT INTO PUBLIC SQUARE STREET AND THEN TURN RIGHT INTO SHANGHAI STREET.

KMB ROUTES 2, 6, 6A AND 6C ON NORTHBOUND JOURNEYS WILL PROCEED ON NATHAN ROAD AND TURN LEFT TO ARGYLE STREET AND THEN TURN RIGHT INTO SHANGHAI STREET NORTHBOUND.

KMB ROUTES 2E, 4, 4A, 12, 30 AND 36B ON NORTHBOUND JOURNEYS WILL PROCEED ON CANTON ROAD, TURN RIGHT TO PUBLIC SQUARE STREET AND THEN TURN LEFT TO SHANGHAI STREET NORTHBOUND.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

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