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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1985

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HONG KONG'S FIRST CIRCULAR FOOTBRIDGE OPENED

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HONG KONG'S FIRST CIRCULAR AND COVERED FOOTBRIDGE ABOVE A BUSY JUNCTION IN CAUSEWAY BAY WAS OPENED TO THE PUBLIC THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING.

THE $3 MILLION WALKWAY, LINKING SUGAR STREET, YEE WO STREET AND PENNINGTON STREET, WILL PROVIDE A SAFE CROSSING FOR PEDESTRIANS.

THE FOOTBRIDGE IS SPECIALLY DESIGNED WITH 18 PAIRS OF ARCH- SHAPED COLUMNS SUPPORTING THE ROOF AND PROVIDES A PLEASANT APPEARANCE ABOVE THE BUSY JUNCTION.

UNDER THE SAME PROJECT, PART OF YEE WO STREET, PENNINGTON STREET AND SUGAR STREET WILL BE RE-ALIGNED AND WIDENED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION IN THE AREA.

THE ENTIRE PROJECT, COSTING $6.6 MILLION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

SUPPORT FOR POST OFFICE COURTESY DRIVE

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THE CHAIRMAN OF HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LAU WONG-FAT, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD, MR TAI KUEN, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) LED A GROUP OF DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS ON A VISIT OF THE TUEN MUN SAN HUI AND YUEN LONG POST OFFICES, TWO OF THE 30 POST OFFICES TAKING PART IN THE CURRENT WORK AND COURTESY IMPROVEMENT SCHEME.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR DAVID LAN, THE GROUP WAS BRIEFED ON THE SCHEME IN WHICH 300 COUNTER STAFF IN THE POST OFFICES HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED TO TAKE THEIR OWN INITIATIVE IN SHOWING A GENERAL IMPROVEMENT IN WORK AND IN PROVIDING A COURTEOUS SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.

MR LAU SAID HE WAS PLEASED WITH THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE COUNTER STAFF AND SAID HE WAS SURE THE N.T. HEUNG YEE KUK, DISTRICT BOARDS AND RURAL COMMITTEES AND ALL NEW TERRITORIES RESIDENTS WOULD WELCOME THE SPECIAL DRIVE AND GIVE IT FULL SUPPORT.

THE POST OFFICE IS AMONG 10 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TAKING PART IN THE SCHEME INITIATED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH.

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