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TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1986
THESE INCLUDE VISITS TO HOMES FOR THE AGED, QUIZ COMPETITIONS ABOUT HONG KONG AND THE DISTRICT, ESSAY AND DRAWING COMPETITIONS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, COURSES ON NEWS REPORTING, AND EXHIBITIONS ON CIVIC RIGHTS AND DUTIES.
THE COMMITTEE HAS ALSO ENCOURAGED LOCAL ORGANISATIONS TO FORM TEAMS OF WORKERS TO OFFER SERVICES TO SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT REQUIRE SPECIAL CARE AND ATTENTION, SUCH AS SENIOR CITIZENS, HANDICAPPED PEOPLE AND YOUNG CHILDREN.
A TOTAL OF $123 000 HAS BEEN EARMARKED FOR THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME, WITH $98 000 BEING ALLOCATED FROM JOCKEY CLUB FUNDS AND THE BALANCE COMING FROM THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD.
PAMPHLETS GIVING DETAILED INFORMATION OF THE ACTIVITIES WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE AT THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS TAI KOK TSUI BRANCH OFFICE.
WORKS TO IMPROVE WAN CHAI TRAFFIC *****
THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $32-MILLION CONTRACT FOR ROADWORKS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS IN WAN CHAI.
THE CONTRACT INVOLVES CONSTRUCTION OF A FLYOVER AT TONNOCHY ROAD, WIDENING FLEMING ROAD FLYOVER AND CONSTRUCTING FOOTBRIDGES AT STEWART ROAD AND TONNOCHY ROAD NORTH.
THE TONNOCHY ROAD FLYOVER WILL PROVIDE DIRECT VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM GLOUCESTER ROAD WESTBOUND ON TO TONNOCHY ROAD. WIDENING THE FLEMING ROAD FLYOVER WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL LANE AT THE NORTH END OF THE ELEVATED ROAD.
THE STEWART ROAD FOOTBRIDGE IS AN ADDITIONAL FACILITY FOR CROSSING GLOUCESTER ROAD TO WAN CHAI RECLAMATION, WHILE THE OTHER FOOTBRIDGE IS FOR ACCESS TO TONNOCHY ROAD.
WORK ON THE PROJECT, TO BE CARRIED OUT BY CHUI HING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, IS TO START SOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 18 MONTHS.
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