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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1956
LOOP ROAD TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC
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VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC IN THE WESTERN PART OF KOWLOON WILL BE IMPROVED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LOOP ROAD IN KAU WAH KENG.
WORK ON THIS $36 MILLION PROJECT WILL INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ROAD AND FOOTPATHS TO THE NORTH OF THE LAI CHI KOK AMUSEMENT PARK, LINKING LAI KING HILL ROAD TO LAI WAN ROAD.
AT THE SAME TIME, LARGE SECTIONS OF THESE TWO ROADS WILL ALSO BE WIDENED AND IMPROVED.
IN ADDITION, A TWIN BOX CULVERT UNDER THE NEW ROAD AND SLOPE PROTECTION MEASURES IN THE WORK AREA WILL BE PROVIDED.
WORK WILL BEGIN AT THE END OF THIS MONTH AND BE COMPLETED IN TWO YEARS.
SHORTER OPERATING HOURS FOR PARKING METERS
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THE OPERATING HOURS FOR GOODS VEHICLE METERED PARKING SPACES
IN THE KWUN TONG INDUSTRIAL AREA WILL BE SHORTENED FROM THE EXISTING
8 AM-MIDNIGHT TO 8 AM-8 PM WITH EFFECT FROM NEXT MONDAY
(FEBRUARY 24), THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED.
THIS FOLLOWED A RECOMMENDATION BY A CONSULTANCY FIRM THAT GOODS VEHICLES SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO PARK IN INDUSTRIAL ZONES SO AS TJ REDUCE THE DEMAND FOR PARKING SPACES IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
A SIMILAR PROPOSAL WAS MADE BY THE MANUFACTURERS IN KWUN TONG. THE DEPARTMENT FOUND THAT THE SCHEME COULD BE TRIED OUT IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS WHICH WERE ISOLATED FROM THE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL PREMISES.
THE PROPOSAL WAS ALSO ENDORSED BY THE KOWLOON REGIONAL ROAD USE GROUP AND A NUMBER OF ROADS IN KWUN TONG WERE DESIGNATED AS SITES FOR THE PILOT SCHEME IN KOWLOON.
THEY ARE HUNG TO ROAD, TSUN YIP STREET, CHONG YIP STREET, HOW MING STREET, HING YIP STREET, HOI BUN ROAD AND SHING YIP STREET.
THE SCHEME WOULD BE EXTENDED TO OTHER INDUSTRIAL AREAS IF IT PROVED SUCCESSFUL, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
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