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FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1982
MOVE TO IMPROVE KING'S ROAD TRAFFIC
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WORK ON IMPLEMENTING A GYRATORY SYSTEM IN NORTH POINT TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW ON KING'S ROAD IS GATHERING MOMENTUM, A SENIOR TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT OFFICER, MR ALDOUS CHUNG, SAID TODAY.
FROM TUESDAY (JUNE 1), CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF HIGHLY-SOPHISTICATED SIGNAL CONTROLS WILL BE CARRIED OUT ALONG A FURTHER SECTION IN THE AREA WHICH WILL RESULT IN SOME TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS, HE ADDED.
FROM 10 AM THAT MORNING, THE SECTION OF ELECTRIC ROAD BETWEEN GORDON ROAD AND OIL STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL WESTBOUND TRAFFIC.
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CENTRAL BOUND TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED VIA KING'S ROAD AT THE JUNCTION OF ELECTRIC ROAD AND OIL STREET WHILE THOSE ON THE NORTHERN CARRIAGEWAY OF MERLIN STREET WILL BE REQUIRED TO TURN RIGHT AT ITS JUNCTION WITH ELECTRIC ROAD.
ON THE GYRATORY SYSTEM, MR CHUNG EXPLAINED THAT IT SIMPLY MEANT ONE-WAY TRAFFIC EASTBOUND ́ ́VEHICLES USING ELECTRIC ROAD AND JAVA ROAD AND WESTBOUND MOTOR ISTS USING KING'S ROAD.
+UNDER THE COMPLETE KING'S ROAD PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRIORITY SCHEME OF WHICH THE GYRATORY FORMS AN INTEGRAL PART, THE EASTBOUND LANE ON KING'S ROAD BETWEEN HING FAT STREET AND JAVA ROAD WILL BE RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR BUSES, TRAMS AND ACCESS VEHICLES,+ MR CHUNG SAID.
HE ADDED THAT AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF THE GYRATORY SYSTEM IN LATE JUNE OR EARLY JULY, TRAM TRACKS IN NORTH POINT WILL BE MOVED TO THE NORTH SIDE OF KING'S ROAD TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL WESTBOUND LANE.
TECHNICAL TEACHING COURSE
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THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR A ONE-YEAR, FULL-TIME, TECHNICAL TEACHING COURSE STARTING IN SEPTEMBER.
THE COURSE IS INTENDED FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WITH SOME YEARS OF INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN TEACHING AS A PROFESSION.
INDUCEMENT GRANTS OF $1 650 TO $2 500 A MONTH WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS ATTENDING THE COURSE. THE AMOUNT DEPENDING ON THE EXPERIENCE OF INDIVIDUAL COURSE MEMBERS.
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