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MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1985

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CLOSURE OF AIRPORT TUNNEL *****

THE AIRPORT TUNNEL AND THE EAST KOWLOON WAY EASTBOUND WILL BE CLOSED FROM 12.01 AM TO 5.30 AM FROM DECEMBER 5 TO 7 (THURSDAY TO SATURDAY) TO FACILITATE MAINTENANCE WORK.

MOTOR ISTS FROM THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL AND HUNG HOM HEADING FOR NGAU TAU KOK AND KWUN TONG WILL BE DIVERTED TO TRAVEL ON GROUND LEVEL ROADS.

MOTOR ISTS FROM KWUN TONG ROAD, WAI YIP STREET, KAI FUK ROAD AND KAI CHEUNG ROAD HEADING FOR HUNG HOM ARE ADVISED TO USE KWUN TONG ROAD AND PRINCE EDWARD ROAD EAST.

CALL TO SUPPORT NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME

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WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA, TODAY (MONDAY) CALLED ON THE RESIDENTS OF WAN CHAI TO SUPPORT THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME WHICH WOULD BE OF GREAT HELP TO THE POLICE IN THEIR EFFORTS TO FIGHT CRIME.

SPEAKING AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF THE SCHEME AT MAN ON HOUSE IN WAN CHAI THIS EVENING, MR GARCIA SAID THE EMPHASIS OF THIS YEAR'S FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN WAS ON THE PREVENTION OF BURGLARIES AND ROBBER IES IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.

+UNDER THIS SCHEME, RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO FORM

NE IGHBOURHOOD WATCH UNITS TO KEEP VIGILANCE NOT JUST ON THE IR OWN HOMES BUT ALSO THOSE OF THE IR NEIGHBOURS, HE SAID.

+ IT IS INDEED MOST ENCOURAGING TO KNOW THAT ALL THE TENANTS OF MAN ON HOUSE HAVE SHOWN THE IR FULL SUPPORT BY JOINING THE SCHEME,+ MR GARCIA SAID.

A TOTAL OF 40 NIGHBOURHOOD WATCH UNITS HAVE BEEN FORMED BY 144 HOUSEHOLDS IN THE BUILDING, HE SAID.

+THIS NOT ONLY REFLECTS THE UNITY IN SPIRIT OF THE TENANTS, BUT ALSO THE IR DETERMINATION TO FIGHT CRIME, HE SAID.

THE WAN CHAI POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR LAU TO-YEE ALSO THANKED TENANTS OF MAN ON HOUSE FOR SUPPORTING THE SCHEME AND JOINING IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME.

OTHER GUESTS AT THE CEREMONY INCLUDED THE WAN CHAI POLICE DEPUTY DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR G. N. FRITH CHAIRMAN OF THE MAN ON HOUSE OWNERS' CORPORATION, MS ANNA TANG CHAIRMAN OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD, MRS PEGGY LAM, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE WAN CHAI EAST AREA COMMITTEE, MR HO FOOK-CHU.