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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1934

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METRIC WEIGHT DISPLAY FOR VEHICLES

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OWNERS OF GOODS VEHICLES, SPECIAL-PURPOSE VEHICLES AND TRAILERS MUST HAVE THE UNLADEN WEIGHT, DISPLAYED ON BOTH SIDES OF THEIR VEHICLES, CONVERTED INTO METRIC GROSS WEIGHT WHEN THE NEW ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS COME INTO EFFECT ON AUGUST 25.

+GOODS VEHICLE OWNERS WHO DO NOT KNOW THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OF THE IR VEHICLES SHOULD CALL THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ON 5-260979 OR 5-264860,+ A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

ANYONE WHO FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THIS NEW REQUIREMENT IS LIABLE TO A FINE OF $10 000 AND TO SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.

+ APART FROM THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES, GOODS VEHICLE AND TRAILER OWNERS WHO FAIL TO DO SO MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE UNNECESSARY DELAY AT THE CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL AS WELL AS THE HYF VEHICULAR FERRY TOLL BOOTHS WHERE CHARGES WILL BE DETERMINED BY GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT, + THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

WATER SUPPLY FOR SOUTH LANTAU ***

RESIDENTS OF SOUTH LANTAU WILL BE PROVIDED WITH TREATED WATER WHEN AN OVERALL WATER SUPPLY SCHEME FOR THE AREA IS COMPLETED BY EARLY 1986.

AS PART OF THE SCHEME A $4.9 MILLION CONTRACT FOR LAYING 7 200 METRES OF WATER MAINS HAS BEEN AWARDED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TO HOI SING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED.

THE MAINS, RANGING FROM 200 TO 400 MILLIMETRES IN DIAMETER, WILL BE LAID ALONG SOUTH LANTAU ROAD BETWEEN PUI O AND SHUI HAU.

WORK WILL START NEXT WEEK AND BE COMPLETED IN 15 MONTHS.

THE SCHEME WILL ALSO INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF A SERVICE. RESERVOIR AND A TREATMENT PLANT NEAR CHEUNG SHA VILLAGE.

TENDERS FOR PILING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE FOR THE RESERVOIR AND PLANT WILL BE INVITED LATER THIS YEAR.

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