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THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1981

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN HO MAN TIN

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN HO MAN TIN WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS TO FACILITATE ROAD REPAIR AT THE JUNCTION OF PRINCE EDWARD ROAD AND WATERLOO ROAD WHICH COLLAPSED WHEN A WATER MAIN BURST.

UNDER THESE ARRANGEMENTS, THE SOUTHBOUND GROUND LEVEL CARRIAGEWAY OF WATERLOO ROAD BETWEEN BOUNDARY STREET AND PRINCE EDWARD ROAD HAS BEEN CLOSED TO TRAFFIC EXCEPT FOR LOCAL ACCESS PURPOSE.

MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC TURNING RIGHT FROM WATERLOO ROAD NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY HAS BEEN BANNED.

NORTHBOUND BUSES OF KMB ROUTE NUMBERS 3, 78, 10, 12B AND 208 ARE DIVERTED VIA WATERLOO ROAD, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD

(WESTBOUND), EMBANKMENT ROAD, AND BOUNDARY STREET INSTEAD OF WATERLOO ROAD AND PRINCE EDWARD ROAD (EASTBOUND).

TRAFFIC SIGNS AND BARRIERS HAVE BEEN PUT UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

CHARITIES BENEFIT FROM DONATION

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THREE CHARITIES WILL BENEFIT BY $120 000 MONTHLY FROM INTEREST RECEIVED FROM $10 MILLION DONATED RECENTLY BY PHILANTHROPIST SIR SHIU-K IN TANG TOWARDS THE TSUEN WAN GAMES HALL PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED IN 1983.

UNTIL THE PRINCIPAL SUM OF $10 MILLION GIVEN BY SIR SHIV-KIN ON HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY RECENTLY IS USED FOR THE TSUEN WAN PROJECT, THE INTEREST OF ABOUT $120 000 A MONTH WILL BE DIVIDED AMONG THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, THE PO LEUNG KUK, AND PROJECTS TO BE NAMED BY LADY MACLEHOSE.

THE ORIGINAL DONATION IS NOW BEING HELD IN TRUST BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS INCORPORATED AND PUT IN DEPOSIT AT THE HANG SENG BANK. IN MAKING THE DONATION, SIR SHIU-KIN STATED THAT INTEREST GOING TO THE TUNG WAH AND THE PO LEUNG KUK SHOULD BE NOT LESS THAN $500 000 EACH IN THE 1981-82 YEAR ENDING IN MARCH NEXT YEAR, OTHERWISE HE WOULD MAKE A FURTHER DONATION TO REACH THE FIGURE.

THE ORIGINAL $10 MILLION DONATION WAS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, BY SIR SHIU-KIN ON HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY ON MARCH 21 FOR USE IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF A GAMES HALL IN TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN. THE GAMES HALL WILL BE BUILT BETWEEN SHEK YAM AND LEI MUK SHUE ESTATES WORK IS EXPECTED TO START ON IT BY THE END OF THIS YEAR AND BE COMPLETED IN 1983.

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