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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1985

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RESTRICTED ZONES AT QUEENSWAY, CHI FU ROAD

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ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT TRAMS AND FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE BANNED FROM USING THE NORTHERNMOST WESTBOUND LANE OF QUEENSWAY BETWEEN ITS JUNCTIONS WITH MURRAY ROAD AND DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 14).

FROM TUESDAY (OCTOBER 15), A 80-METRE SECTION OF CHI FU ROAD NEAR CHI FU FA YUEN BUS TERMINUS WILL BECOME AN URBAN CLEARWAY FOR TAXIS FROM 7 AM TO MIDNIGHT DAILY. NO TAXIS WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS WITHIN THE RESTRICTED ZONE.

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TAI PO ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN

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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN TAI PO WILL SHO THE IR TALENT IN AN OUTDOOR ROAD SAFETY DRAWING COMPETITION AT TAI YUEN ESTATE TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT 2 PM.

THE CONTEST IS PART OF PROGRAMMES ORGANISED BY THE TAI PO ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.

OTHER PROGRAMMES, AIMED AT PROMOTING ROAD SAFETY IN THE DISTRICT, INCLUDE A BICYCLE SAFETY DAY, A ROAD SAFETY DAY, THE SELECTION OF +MODEL PEDESTRIANS+ AND +MODEL DRIVERS+, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF ROAD SAFETY PAMPHLETS.

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SCHOOL BICYCLE TEAMS ARE BEING INVITED TO JOIN THE BICYCLE SAFETY DAY TO BE HELD IN THE FUNG SHUI SQUARE ON OCTOBER 19. WILL TAKE PART IN A COMPETITION EMPHASISING SAFETY IN BICYCLE RIDING AND A QUIZ ON BICYCLE SAFETY.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE THE ROAD SAFETY DAY, TO BE HELD AT THE TAI PO PLAYGROUND ON OCTOBER 27.

THE SELECTION OF +MODEL PEDESTRAINS+ AND +MODEL DRIVERS+ WAS HELD LAST MONTH, AND THE PRIZE PRESENTATION WILL BE ONE OF THE PROGRAMMES OF THE ROAD SAFETY DAY.

NIGHT CLOSURE OF FLYOVER

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THE NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF THE PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER WILL BE CLOSED FROM OCTOBER 14 (MONDAY) TO OCTOBER 20 (SUNDAY) BETWEEN 11 PM AND 6 AM THE FOLLOWING MORNING TO FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION WORK.

VEHICLES TRAVELLING ALONG PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD NORTHBOUND HEADING FOR WATERLOO ROAD NORTHBOUND AND KOWLOON TONG WILL BE DIVERTED TO USE GROUND LEVEL ROADS.

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