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SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 1986

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$18 MILLION CONTRACT TO IMPROVE ROAD

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THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED AN $18 MILLION CONTRACT FOR STAGE ONE OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SECTION OF MAN KAM TO ROAD, FROM JOCKEY CLUB ROAD TO LIN MA HANG ROAD.

STAGE ONE INCLUDES WIDENING THE THREE-KILOMETRE CARRIAGEWAY FROM SIX TO 10.3 METRES TO ALLOW FOR THREE TRAFFIC LANES.

IT ALSO INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 1.6-METRE-WIDE FOOTPATH ALONG THE CARRIAGEWAY, THE PROVISION OF RETAINING WALLS AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS.

TENDERS FOR STAGE TWO OF THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CALLED EARLY NEXT MONTH. THIS STAGE WILL INVOLVE THE RECONSTRUCTION OF TWO BRIDGES ON JOCKEY CLUB ROAD, FIVE REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS AND A VEGETABLE STATION ALONG MAN KAM TO ROAD.

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NEW IDENTITY CARDS FOR WOMEN BORN BETWEEN 1921-1925 ******

WOMEN BORN IN 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924 AND 1925 ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR NEW IDENTITY CARDS BETWEEN JUNE 30 AND AUGUST 2.

WOMEN OF THE ABOVE AGE-GROUP SHOULD BRING ALONG THEIR OLD I.D. CARDS AND CALL AT ANY ONE OF THE EIGHT NEW 1.D. CARD ISSUE OFFICES.

THEY CAN ALSO MAKE USE OF THE PHONE-IN SERVICE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT BY CALLING THE OFFICE OF THEIR CHOICE BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY, AND BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON ON SATURDAY.

+TO COMPLETE THE BOOKING PROCEDURE, ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS TO PROVIDE PERSONAL PARTICULARS SUCH AS NAME, I.D. CARD NUMBER AND YEAR OF BIRTH,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE ADDRESSES OF THE ISSUE OFFICES AND THEIR TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR BOOKING APPOINTMENTS ARE:

HONG KONG

EAST KOWLOON

BASEMENT, 151 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI.

5-747070

AMOY GARDEN PLAZA, SECOND FLOOR, 77 NGAU TAU KOK ROAD.

3-7553679

WEST KOWLOON :