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SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1901

+THEREFORE WE NEED TO BUILD FACTORIES, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, NURSERIES AND CRECHES, SPORTS GROUNDS AND STADIA, AND RUN, MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THEM AFTER THEY ARE BUILT.

* IN SHORT WE NEED TO CARE FOR THE PEOPLE MOVING IN TO LIVE IN A NEWLY BUILT COMMUNITY.

MR CHUI SAID IN THIS CONNECTION THE WORK OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES HAD PLAYED – AND HE HOPED WOULD CONTINUE TO PLAY - A VITAL ROLE, PARTICULARLY IN CARING FOR THE OLD, THE YOUNG, THE SICK AND The INFIRM.

HE SAID THE NEW TERRITORIES WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION HAD A HISTORY OF NEARLY A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AND SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT, MUCH HAD BEEN DONE FOR NEW TERRITORIES RESIDENTS.

+IT HAS A LONG TRACK RECORD OF SOCIAL SERVICE AND I SINCERELY HOPE THAT IN THE YEARS TO COME IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO ITS UTMOST IN THE AREA OF CARE, HE SAID.

HILL ROAD FLYOVER READY SOON

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THE HILL ROAD FLYOVER, WHICH WILL PROVIDE A FAST TRAFFIC LINK BETWEEN POK FU LAM AND CENTRAL, IS EXPECTED TO BE READY IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS.

THE TWO-LANE, ONE-WAY ELEVATED ROAD EXTENDS FOR 650 METRES FROM THE JUNCTION OF POK FU LAM ROAD AND HILL ROAD DOWN TO THE WATERFRONT IN CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST.

MR NG KWOK-KEE, PROJECT ENGINEER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE $42 MILLION FLYOVER WOULD SERVE AS AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE FROM POK FU LAM TO CENTRAL.

AT PRESENT, COMMUTERS USING THE SECTION OF POX FU LAM ROAD BETWEEN QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG EXPERIENCE SERIOUS TRAFFIC JAM DURING BUSY HOURS.

+ONCE THE FLYOVER IS OPENED, CONGESTION ALONG THIS SECTION OF PCK FU LAM ROAD IS EXPECTED TO BE EASED AND TRAVELLING TIME WILL BE SHORTENED,+ SAID MR NG.

TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRAFFIC FLOW FROM THE FLYOVER TO CENTRAL, HE ADDED, CARGO HANDLING ACTIVITIES AT THE EXISTING WESTERN PIER WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE PERMANENT CARGO WORKING AREA AT THE WESTERN RECLAMATION.

NEW JUNCTION TO SE CPENED

FROM 10.30 AM ON TUESDAY (MAY 5), THE NEW JUNCTION AT WONG CHUK HANG ROAD AND NAM FUNG ROAD WILL FE OPENED TO ABERDEEN-BOUND TRAFFIC AND THE EXISTING TEMPORARY DIVERSION ROAD WILL BE CLOSED, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY).

APPROPRIATE DIRECTIONAL SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP TO GUIDE

MOTORISTS.