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MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1981

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SPECIAL PARKING SPACES FOR DISABLED DRIVERS

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS MADE A PARKING SPACE AVAILABLE IN THE CITY HALL CAR PARK, CENTRAL, AND ONE IN THE MIDDLE ROAD CAR PARK, TSIM SHA TSUI, FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF DISABLED DRIVERS ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS.

+ IF THE EXPERIMENT PROVES A SUCCESS, WE WILL LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF PROVIDING MORE SPACES IN OTHER CAR PARKS,+ A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

THE SPACE RESERVED AT THE CITY HALL CAR PARK IS NO. 24, LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR NEXT TO THE SHROFF'S OFFICE. THE SPACE IN THE MIDDLE ROAD CAR PARK IS NUMBER C1, ON THE FOURTH FLOOR.

+FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF DISABLED PEOPLE CONFINED TO WHEELCHAIRS, RAMPS HAVE ALSO BEEN PROVIDED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE TWO CAR PARKS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+ INTERNATIONAL SYMBOLS FOR THE DISABLED ARE DISPLAYED ON THE WALL OF THE ENTRANCE KIOSK AT EACH CAR PARK TO INDICATE THE SPECIAL FACILITY AND THE PARKING SPACES ALSO HAVE BEEN MARKED OUT WITH YELLOW PAINT.+

NORMAL FEES WILL BE CHARGED, BUT THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT VEHICLES CARRYING A SPECIAL +DISABLED DRIVER DISC ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT ALREADY ENJOYED FREE PARKING AT ON-STREET METERED PARKING SPACES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG.

WATER PIPE CHECKS ***

FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN WONG TAI SIN WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SIX HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 13) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR NIGHT LEAKAGE TESTS.

THE AFFECTED AREA IS BOUNDED BY JUNCTION ROAD, FU MEI STREET, FU YUE STREET, WANG TAU HOM NORTH ROAD, WANG TAU HOM CENTRAL ROAD AND FU WAN STREET, INCLUDING BLOCK NOS. 15-22, 25-26, WANG TAU HOM ESTATE, AND JUNCTION ROAD TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA AND YAN OI SAN TSUEN.

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