TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1983
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BLITZ AGAINST NT HIGHWAY LITTERBUGS
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A SPECIAL NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT ANTI-LITTER SQUAD IS NOW MOUNTING AN OPERATION AGAINST GOODS VEHICLES LITTER ING THE PUBLIC ROADS IN SAI KUNG DISTRICT.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN WARNED GOODS VEHICLE DRIVERS THAT THEY WILL BE BROUGHT TO COURT IF THEY COMMIT THE OFFENCE.
IN THE PAST YEAR, MORE THAN 200 DRIVERS AND LORRY OWNERS WERE BROUGHT TO COURT FOR LITTERING THE ROADS AT CLEARWATER BAY ROAD AT ITS JUNCTION OF HANG HAU ROAD, AND NEAR TA KWUN LING SUN CHUEN AS WELL AS THE PIK UK PRISON.
SOME 20 OF THEM WERE FINED SUMS RANGING FROM $1 000 TO $15 000 BY MAGISTRATES IN ANTI-LITTER COURTS.
LITTERBUGS WILL FACE A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5 000 AND A POSSIBLE JAIL SENTENCE OF SIX MONTHS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
LORRY DRIVERS WERE ADVISED TO SECURE THE IR GOODS AND BUILDING MATERIALS IN THEIR VEHICLES PROPERLY TO PREVENT LITTERING.
VEHICLES LOADED WITH EARTH OR BUILDING RUBBLE SHOULD BE COVERED TO KEEP THE HIGHWAY FREE FROM DUST NUISANCE.
HOLIDAY-MAKERS ARE ALSO URGED NOT TO THROW RUBBISH FROM THE WINDOWS OF THE IR PRIVATE CARS.
NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAI PO ***
NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN TAI PO ON THURSDAY (APRIL 7) TO COINCIDE WITH THE OPENING OF THE NEW RAILWAY STATION ON THE SOUTH OF WONG SHIU CHI MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE OLD TAI PO MARKET RAILWAY STATION WILL BE CLOSED ON THE SAME DAY.
THE SECTION OF THE APPROACH ROAD LEADING FROM KWONG FUK ROAD TO THE NEW RAILWAY STATION WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC, BUT WILL BE DESIGNATED AS CLEARWAY WITHIN WHICH NO VEHICLE OTHER THAN FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS BETWEEN 7 AM AND MIDNIGHT DAILY.
THE ROAD SECTION WILL ALSO BE PROHIBITED TO PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES EXCEPT THOSE AUTHORISED IN WRITING BY THE AUTHORITY.
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