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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1982

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NEW PLATFORM FOR LO WU STATION

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WORK WILL START LATER THIS MONTH ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PLATFORMS AT LO WU STATION AS PART OF THE ELECTRIFICATION AND MODERNISATION OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AWARDED A $47 MILLION CONTRACT TO MCCONNELL DOWELL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE NEW PLATFORMS.

THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED THIS MORNING BY MR LEUNG MIN-SUN, GOVERNMENT ENGINEER OF THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY.

THE WORKS WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF REINFORCED CONCRETE PLATFORMS AND SUBWAYS SUPPORTED ON STEEL BEARING PILES AND PLATFORM CANOPIES.

ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT IS THE BUILDING OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION WHICH WILL HOUSE THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS OPERATING AT LO WU WHEN THE NEW STATION IS BUILT TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR.

NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN KWUN TONG

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NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS TO IMPROVE BUS AND GENERAL TRAFFIC FLOW ON HOI YUEN ROAD IN KWUN TONG WILL BE INTRODUCED FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (APRIL 16).

UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS, THE BAN ON RIGHT-TURNS

FROM SHING YIP STREET ONTO HOI YUEN ROAD NORTHBOUND WILL BE

RESCINDED, AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS WILL BE INSTALLED AT THE ROAD JUNCTION.

HOWEVER, NO RIGHT-TURN WILL BE PERMITTED FROM HOI YUEN ROAD

SOUTHBOUND INTO HOW MING STREET WESTBOUND.

IN ADDITION, THE NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND BUS STOPS

AT HOI YUEN ROAD WILL BE MOVED TO THE FOLLOWING NEW LOCATIONS:

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REVISED NORTHBOUND BUS STOP LOCATIONS I

ROUTE 40 - OUTSIDE NO. 61, HOI YUEN ROAD;

ROUTE 5B, 11D, 19, 23 - OUTSIDE NO. 47/49, HOI YUEN ROAD.

* REVISED SOUTHBOUND BUS STOP LOCATIONS:

ROUTE 19 - OUTSIDE NO. 64. HOI YUEN ROAD;

ROUTE 13C - OPPOSITE NO. 63, HOI YUEN ROAD AND ROUTE 23 - OPPOSITE NO. 61, HOI YUEN ROAD.

THE NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGMENTS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT STRESSED..

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