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THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1983

TECHNICAL INSTITUTE HEAD RETIRES

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A FAREWELL PARTY WAS HELD TODAY (THURSDAY) FOR THE PRINCIPAL OF THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, MR ALICK FONG-YAN, WHO HAS RETIRED AFTER 33 YEARS OF SERVICE.

THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, MR HORACE KNIGHT, REPRESENTING THE STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, THANKED MR FONG-YAN FOR HIS DEVOTION TO DUTY AND FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO TECHNICAL TRAINING

IN HONG KONG.

WAN CHAI TRAFFIC DIVERSION

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FROM 8 AM ON SATURDAY (JULY 16), WAN CHAI ROAD BETWEEN JOHNSTON ROAD AND MORRISON HILL ROAD WILL BE REROUTED ONE-WAY EASTBOUND FOR ABOUT 12 DAYS TO FACILITATE ROAD WORKS.

DURING THE PERIOD, TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED VIA TIN LOK LANE AND HENNESSY ROAD.

AT THE SAME TIME, RIGHT TURNS INTO WAN CHAI ROAD FROM ALL STREETS NORTH OF THE RE-ROUTED ROAD SECTION WILL BE BANNED. LEFT TURNS INTO WAN CHAI ROAD FROM WOOD ROAD AND THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF BURROWS STREET WILL ALSO BE PROHIBITED.

BUSES ON CMB ROUTES 1, 75, 90M, 101 AND 111 ON MORRISON HILL ROAD NORTHBOUND WILL BE DIVERTED VIA TIN LOK LANE AND HENNESSY ROAD WESTBOUND.

MAXICABS ON ROUTES 6, 7, 25 AND 32 ALONG MORRISON HILL ROAD NORTHBOUND WILL BE DIVERTED VIA TIN LOK LANE, MARSH ROAD AND LOCKHART ROAD WESTBOUND, WHILE THOSE ON ROUTE 4 WILL BE DIVERTED VIA TIN LOK LANE AND HENNESSY ROAD.

THE SECTION OF WAN CHAI ROAD BETWEEN MORRISON HILL ROAD AND TAK YAN STREET WILL BE REOPENED TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC FROM 8 AM ON MONDAY (JULY 18).

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF UNDERPASS

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THE KWUN TONG ROAD UNDERPASS NEAR THE JUNCTION WITH HIP WO STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 11 PM ON SATURDAY TO 6 AM ON SUNDAY (JULY 17), TO FACILITATE MAINTENANCE WORKS.

DURING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE UNDERPASS, BOTH THE EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON KWUN TONG ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED TO PROCEED ON GROUND LEVEL.