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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1982

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URBAN CLEARWAY IN CENTRAL

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CLEARWAY RESTRICTION WILL BE INTRODUCED ON QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL BETWEEN POTTINGER STREET AND A POINT 10 METRES WEST OF JUBILEE STREET FROM 7 AM THIS FRIDAY (OCTOBER 15) IN A FURTHER MOVE TO EASE CONGESTION IN THAT AREA.

WITHIN THE CLEARWAY SECTION, VEHICLES OTHER THAN FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE BANNED FROM STOPPING FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM DAILY.

THIS ARRANGEMENT IS TO SUPPLEMENT THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRIORITY SCHEME WHICH WAS INTRODUCED IN CENTRAL ON OCTOBER 6, AND WHICH HAS REDUCED THE AVERAGE JOURNEY TIME FOR CENTRAL- BOUND BUSES BY FIVE MINUTES.

GOOD NEWS FOR BIRD FANCIERS

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AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO HONG KONG BIRDS -- ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BOOKS PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES -- 13 NOW BACK ON SALE AFTER BEING REPRINTED IN RESPONSE TO HEAVY PUBLIC DEMAND.

THE BOOK HAS BECOME A STANDARD SOURCE OF REFERENCE ON THE RICH VARIETY OF LOCAL BIRDS, OF WHICH THERE ARE SOME 400 SPECIES.

WRITTEN BY CLIVE VINEY, AN OFFICIAL OF THE HONG KONG BIRD-WATCHING SOCIETY, THE BOOK CONTAINS 48 PAGES OF FULL-COLOUR BIRD ILLUSTRATIONS BY KAREN PHILLIPPS, A HONG KONG ARTIST WHO SPECIALISES IN NATURAL HISTORY.

PUBLISHED UNDER THE TITLE +A COLOUR GUIDE TO HONG KONG BIRDS+, THE BOOK IS ON SALE FOR $26 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, HONG KONG, AND LEADING BOOKSHOPS.

+WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO PUT THE BOOK BACK ON SALE,+ SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLISHING SUB-DIVISION OF THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES.

+THE DEMAND FOR IT HAS BEEN VERY ENCOURAGING AND DEMONSTRATES THE GROWING INTEREST THAT PEOPLE ARE TAKING

IN NATURAL FEATURES OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY LIVE.+

A COMPANION VOLUME, A COLOUR GUIDE TO HONG KONG ANIMALS+, IS ALSO ON SALE. THIS AGAIN FEATURES ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY MISS PHILLIPPS.

BCT BOOKS ARE PRINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER.