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MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1984

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CA3 WORK RECOGNISED

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TWO POWER CHAIN SAWS FOR USE IN ROAD CLEARANCE WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE CIVIL AID SERVICES ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 15) AT THE CAS KOWLOON TRAINING CENTRE.

THE SAWS HAVE BEEN DONATED BY THE HUNG SHUI KIU RESIDENTS' WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND THE KAM TIN RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION IN APPRECIATION OF THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS RENDERED BY THE CAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES DURING THE PASSAGE OF TYPHOON ELLEN IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.

MR CHAN YUEN-WAH, DISTRICT COMMANDER NEW TERRITORIES WEST, WILL RECEIVE THE SAWS ON BEHALF OF THE CAS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

PRESS CONFERENCE ON TRAFFIC REGULATIONS ****

A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE NEW ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 16) AT 2.30 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, 6TH FLOOR, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.

BRIDGES TO BE REPLACED

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TWO ROAD BRIDGES ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD NEAR TAI LAM CHUNG WILL BE REBUILT AS THEY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SUBSTANDARD.

THE BRIDGES WERE BUILT BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND HAVE A LOAD-CARRYING CAPACITY LOWER THAN THAT IMPOSED BY HEAVY VEHICLES NOW IN USE.

THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES WIDENING AND RESURFACING 200 METRES OF APPROACH ROAD LEADING TO THE BRIDGES.

WORK WILL START IN OCTOBER AND TAKE ABOUT A YEAR TO COMPLETE.

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