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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1985

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TRAFFIC CHANGES FOR DRAGON BOAT RACES

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WITH DRAGON BOAT RACES BEING HELD IN TAI PO, SHA TIN AND YAU MA TEI ON SATURDAY (JUNE 22), SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THESE AREAS.

IN TAI PO, WHERE RACES WILL BE HELD NEAR THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WILL BE INTRODUCED BETWEEN 7.30 AM AND 2 PM:

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DAI SHING STREET AND THE SHORT SECTION OF DAI FAT STREET SOUTH OF THE JUNCTION WITH DAI CHEONG STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.

KMB ROUTE 72K RUNNING BETWEEN TAI PO KCR STATION AND TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, AND KCR SERVICE WILL BE ENHANCED.

* CYCLISTS WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING

TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.

IN SHA TIN, DRAGON BOAT RACES WILL BE HELD ON THE SHING MUN RIVER AND SAND MARTIN BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM.

TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED TO BANYAN BRIDGE OR LION BRIDGE WHILE KMB ROUTES 48, 69, 70, 72A, 81K AND GREEN MINIBUS 65K WILL BE DIVERTED VIA TAI PO ROAD, LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD AND TAI CHUNG KIU ROAD.

AS BOAT RACES WILL ALSO BE HELD AT THE YAU MA TEI TYPHOON SHELTER ON THE SAME DAY, MAN CHEONG STREET WILL BE CLOSED FROM 12.10 AM TO 6 PM.

TRAFFIC ON FERRY STREET HEADING FOR JORDAN ROAD VEHICULAR FERRY PIER WILL BE DIVERTED TO CANTON ROAD AND JORDAN ROAD FERRY CONCOURSE.

METERED PARKING SPACES ON MAN CHEONG STREET WILL BE SUSPENDED. AS PARKING SPACES ARE LIMITED, SPECTATORS ARE ADVISED TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT.

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