SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1982
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SERVICE RESERVOIRS FOR SHA TIN
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS TO BUILD A FRESH WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR AND A FLUSHING WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR NEAR LOWER SHING MUN ROAD IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN SHORTLY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE PROJECT WHICH FORMED PART OF THE WATER SUPPLY PROGRAMME FOR THE AREA AIMED TO COPE WITH INCREASING DEMANDS IN THE NEW TOWN.
THE STORAGE CAPACITY FOR THE FRESH WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR IS 17 000 CUBIC METRES AND THAT FOR THE FLUSHING WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR IS 5 000 CUBIC METRES.
CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN JANUARY NEXT
YEAR AND IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 17 MONTHS TO FINISH.
MAXICAB ROUTE 10 SERVICE REORGANISED
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DUE TO RISING OPERATIONAL COSTS, THE FARE FOR MAXICAB ROUTE 10 RUNNING BETWEEN KWUN TONG AND RENNIE'S MILL WILL BE INCREASED FROM $2 TO $2.50 ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 15).
A NEW MAXICAB SERVICE NO. 10A WITH THE SAME TERMINAL POINTS BUT A DIFFERENT ROUTE WILL BE INTRODUCED THE SAME MORNING, AT $2 A JOURNEY.
NO. 10A WILL SHUTTLE BETWEEN KWUN TONG AND RENNIE'S MILL VIA YAN DI COURT, TUNG YAN STREET, KWUN TONG ROAD, HIP WO STREET, SAU MAU PING ROAD, ANDERSON ROAD AND PO LAM ROAD.
NEW ROAD IN KOWLOON BAY OPENS MONDAY
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A NEW ROAD IN KOWLOON BAY LEADING FROM WAI YIP STREET TO THE AIRPORT TUNNEL'S APPROACH ROAD WILL BE OPENED TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 15).
TRAFFIC BETWEEN KWUN TONG AND THE AIRPORT TUNNEL WILL BE MAINTAINED ON THIS ELEVATED ROAD INSTEAD OF THE ACCESS ROAD TO KOWLOON BAY TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA.
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