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TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1985

EXHIBITION EXTENDED TO MEET PUBLIC DEMAND

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AS PUBLIC RESPONSE FOR ADMISSION TICKETS TO THE EXHIBITION AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY ON MARCH 23 - 24 HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING, THE OBSERVATORY HAS DECIDED TO EXTEND THE EXHIBITION TO MARCH 25.

THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON SATURDAY, MARCH 23 BETWEEN 11.30 AM AND 5.30 PM, ON SUNDAY, MARCH 24 BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM AND MONDAY, MARCH 25 BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY SAID THAT ALL REQUESTS RECEIVED AT THE OBSERVATORY ON OR PRIOR TO MARCH 19 WOULD BE MET. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS, NO NEW REQUESTS COULD BE ENTERTAINED, HE SAID.

THE EXHIBITION MARKS THE OPENING OF +WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY+ WHICH THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY WILL BE CELEBRATING ON MARCH 23, TOGETHER WITH METEOROLOGICAL BODIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

ROAD CLOSURES ***

ONE ROAD IN KOWLOON AND TWO IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE CLOSED FROM FRIDAY (MARCH 22) FOR ROAD WORKS.

IN KOWLOON, THE SLIP ROAD LINKING THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF LAI CHI KOK BRIDGE AND CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 1 AM AND 5.45 AM FROM MARCH 22 TO 29.

DURING THE CLOSURE, KMB NO 59S HEADING FOR MONG KOK WILL PROCEED VIA KWAI CHUNG ROAD, LAI CHI KOK BRIDGE AND CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD.

MOTORISTS ON KWAI CHUNG ROAD HEADING FOR MEI FOO SUN CHUEN WILL BE DIVERTED TO TRAVEL VIA LAI CHI KOK BRIDGE, LAI CHI KOK ROAD, CHEUNG LAI STREET AND CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD WESTBOUND.

IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE NORTHBOUND ENTRANCE OF THE SERVICE ROAD BETWEEN HO KA YUEN AND WO HOP SHEK ROAD IN FANLING WILL BE CLOSED FROM MARCH 22 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

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