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CLEAN UP AT PIK SHA WAN
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CLEANSING WORKERS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT ARE BEING DEPLOYED TO CLEAN SEA-BORNE REFUSE WASHED ASHORE AT PIK SHA WAN IN SAI KUNG.
A NUMBER OF INMATES OF PIK UK PRISON ARE ALSO HELPING REGULARLY IN SIMILAR OPERATIONS AT LUNG HA WAN AND LITTLE PALM BEACH ADJACENT TO PIK SHA WAN.
DURING THE LAST TWO WEEKS, SEVEN OPERATIONS WERE MOUNTED AT THESE BEACHES,
AT PIK SHA WAN, MORE THAN 500 BASKETS OF FLOATSAMS AND TWO LORRY LOADS OF WOODEN PLANKS WERE CLEARED AWAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD SAID.
REFUSE DUMPED ANYWHERE INTO THE WATER, PARTICULARLY AT THE INNER PORT SHELTER AREA, WOULD DRIFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY WASHED ASHORE ONTO THESE BEACHES, THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT.
MEANWHILE, HE URGED PEOPLE LIVING ON DOMESTIC BOATS AND JUNKS, AS WELL AS PLEASURE CRAFTS, TO BE MORE CIVIC-MINDED IN DISPOSING OF THEIR REFUSE AND HELP KEEP THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE BEACHES IN THE SAI KUNG AREA.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO REQUESTED TO CALL THE NT HOT LINE 0-445555 OR CONTACT THE SENIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR OF SAI KUNG URBAN SERVICES OFFICE AT 3-2813460 DURING OFFICE HOURS IN CASE THEY HAVE ANY COMPLAINT AGAINST REFUSE NUISANCE.
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC MEASURES IN CAUSEWAY BAY AND SHAU KEI WAN ******
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL INTRODUCE TEMPORARY TRAFFIC MEASURES AT THE VICTORIA PARK ROAD FLYOVER AND SHAU KEI WAN ROAD ON MONDAY (FEBRUARY 21).
FROM 11 PM ON MONDAY UNTIL 6.30 AM THE NEXT DAY, THE FLYOVER LEADING FROM VICTORIA PARK ROAD EASTBOUND TO GLOUCESTER ROAD WILL BE CLOSED FOR ROAD WORKS.
THE MEASURE WILL BE REPEATED ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 22 AND 23).
DURING THE CLOSURE, MOTORISTS ON GLOUCESTER ROAD EASTBOUND OR FROM CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL HEADING FOR CAUSEWAY BAY AREA MAY USE CANAL ROAD FLYOVER.
MEANWHILE, THE BUS-ONLY LANE ON THE WESTBOUND SECTION OF SHAU KEI WAN ROAD BETWEEN HOUSE NUMBERS 416 AND 402 WILL BE OPEN TO ALL VEHICLES FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY IN CONNECTION WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL CROSSING.
THE SUSPENSION WILL LAST FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS.
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