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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1984

MP'S SEE PUBLIC HOUSING

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TWO VISITING MEMBERS OF BRITISH PARLIAMENT TODAY HAD A GRASSROOT LOOK OF LIVES IN VARIOUS PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS DURING A TOUR OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN.

THE TWO MP'S, MR STUART BELL AND MR BRYAN GOULD, ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HOUSING (HOUSING ARCHITECT), MR D.R. MESSLING, VISITED THE YUEN CHAU KOK TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA, HOME OWNERSHIP YUE TIN COURT AND POK HONG RENTAL ESTATE.

THEY VISITED A FAMILY, CALLED AT A SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY, CONVERSED WITH SOME MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND INSPECTED THE WIDE-RANGING FACILITIES ON THE ESTATES,

BEFORE THE TOUR, THEY HAD BEEN BRIEFED BY MR MESSLING AT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HEADQUARTERS ON HONG KONG'S PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMME.

CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL TRAFFIC MEASURES *****

SPECIAL TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL.

THE ARRANGEMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

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WO HOP SHEK ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, EXCEPT HEARSES AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES, BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 PM ON SEPTEMBER 23 (SUNDAY), 29 (SATURDAY) AND 30 (SUNDAY), AS WELL AS ON OCTOBER 3 (FESTIVAL DAY), 6 (SATURDAY), 7 7 (SUNDAY) AND 14 (SUNDAY). DURING THE SAME PERIODS, THE SERVICE ROAD BETWEEN HO KA YUEN ACCESS ROAD AND WO HOP SHEK ROAD, WO HOP SHEK CONNECTION (SOUTHBOUND) BETWEEN NORTH-EAST SLIP ROAD AND WO HOP SHEK ROAD AND THE SLIP ROAD FROM TAI PO ROAD TO WO HOP SHEK ROUNDABOUT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC EXCEPT KMB BUSES, EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND HEARSES.

FANL ING PLAYGROUND ROAD (THE ROAD LEADING FROM TAI PO ROAD TO FANLING KCR STATION FORECOURT AND PAK FUK TSUEN) WILL ALSO BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC EXCEPT KMB BUSES, MAXICABS, EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND RESIDENT MOTORISTS FOR LOCAL ACCESS BETWEEN 6 AM AND 6 PM ON SEPTEMBER 23 AND 30, AND ON OCTOBER 3, 7 AND 14. THESE PERIODS, THE FANLING KCR STATION FORECOURT AND ROAD D5 LEADING TO IT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT KMB BUSES, MAXICABS AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES

DURING

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NO VEHICULAR ..................