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SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 1986

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DETAILS OF SHA TIN DRAGON BOAT RACE

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A PRESS BRIEFING TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS AND TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS OF THE SHA TIN DRAGON BOAT RACE WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (MONDAY) AT 2.30 PM IN THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM, KCR HOUSE.

CHAIRING THE CONFERENCE WILL BE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHA TIN DRAGON BOAT RACE COMMITTEE, MR ROGER LAU HON-KIT.

ALSO ATTENDING WILL BE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR LEE KWONG, CHAIRMAN OF THE CEREMONIAL SUB-COMMITTEE, MR WONG LUEN-KIN, CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAFFIC AND SITE ARRANGEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE, MR WAI KWOK-HUNG, AND THE SHA TIN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JONATHAN NG.

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NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE.

ROAD IN KWUN TONG TO BE UPGRADED

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THE GOVERNMENT IS PROPOSING TO CLOSE BIK WAN ROAD IN KWUN TONG TO FACILITATE ITS UPGRADING AND WIDENING.

THE WORK IS CONNECTED WITH DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE IN THE AREA.

BIK WAN ROAD WILL BE WIDENED FROM 7.3 METRES TO 11 - 12.65 METRES, WHILE ITS JUNCTION WITH KO CHIU ROAD WILL BE MODIFIED.

THE WORK WILL LAST ABOUT 15 MONTHS. PEDESTRIAN ACCESS BETWEEN KO CHIU ROAD AND RENNIE'S MILL WILL BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES DURING THE COURSE OF THE WORK.

DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL CAN BE SEEN AT CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, KOWLOON EAST DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, AND KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE.

OBJECTIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS BY JULY 29.

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