WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1982
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NEW SECTION OPENS IN TUEN MUN ROAD
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THE SECTION OF TUEN MUN ROAD SECOND CARRIAGEWAY BETWEEN SO KWUN WAT AND SAM SHING HUI WILL BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 6).
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE NEW THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY WILL BE FOR TUEN MUN-BOUND TRAFFIC, WHILE THE EXISTING SECTION WILL BE FOR TRAFFIC HEADING FOR TSUEN WAN,
AFTER THE OPENING OF THE NEW SECTION, THE EXISTING CARRIAGEWAY WILL BE REDUCED TO TWO-LANE TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO ALLOW WORK ON THE ROAD MARKINGS TO BE CARRIED OUT.
AT BOTH ENDS OF THIS SECTION IN SO KWUN WAT AND SAM SHING HU! TWO WAY TRAFFIC WILL BE MAINTAINED ON A SINGLE CARRIAGEWAY.
WORK ON THE OTHER PORTIONS OF THE TUEN MUN ROAD SECOND CARRIAGEWAY IS IN PROGRESS, AND THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED BY JANUARY, 1983.
EARLY WRITTEN TEST FOR TAXI LICENCES
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ABOUT 11 000 CANDIDATES HAVE REGISTERED FOR THE EARLY WRITTEN TEST FOR TAXI LICENCES TO BE HELD FROM AUGUST 3 TO 17, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE EARLY WRITTEN TEST SCHEME WAS DESIGNED TO REDUCE WAITING TIME SO AS TO ALLEVIATE THE SHORTAGE OF URBAN TAXI DRIVERS.
THE RESPONSE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, HAS BEEN VERY ENCOURAGING.
WATER CUT IN CENTRAL
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN CENTRAL WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 PM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 6) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR A LEAKAGE TEST.
THE AFFECTED AREA IS BOUNDED BY MORRISON STREET, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, BONHAM STRAND EAST, INCLUDING HILLIER STREET, WING LOK STREET, JERVOIS STREET, MERCER STREET, BURD STREET AND CLEVERLY STREET.
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