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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1986

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FLYOVER ACROSS WATERLOO ROAD PLANNED

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THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT PLANS TO BUILD A FLYOVER ACROSS WATERLOO ROAD FROM YORK ROAD TO HEREFORD ROAD IN A PROJECT THAT WILL INCREASE TRAFFIC FLOW.

CONSTRUCTION IS DUE TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED WORKS WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE FLYOVER WILL BE ABOUT 149 METRES LONG AND 6.71 METRES WIDE.

THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF A MINI-ROUNDABOUT AT THE JUNCTION OF HEREFORD ROAD AND RENFREW ROAD, RECONSTRUCTION OF YORK ROAD, HEREFORD ROAD AND A SECTION OF RUTLAND QUADRANT, AS WELL AS ANCILLARY DRAINAGE WORKS.

OBJECTIONS TO THE WORKS SHOULD BE MADE IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY JANUARY 27.

FOUR SPECIAL STAMPS TO BE ISSUED

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A SET OF FOUR SPECIAL STAMPS FEATURING 19TH CENTURY HONG KONG PORTRAITS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE POST OFFICE ON DECEMBER 9.

THREE OF THE FOUR PORTRAITS DEPICTED IN THE STAMPS ARE HELD BY THE HONG KONG MUSEUM OF ART AND THE FOURTH IS HELD BY THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

THE NEW STAMPS, IN DENOMINATIONS OF 50 CENTS, $1.30, $1.70 AND $5, WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT LEVEL 3 OF NEW TOWN PLAZA IN SHA TIN TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AND SUNDAY.

FROM DECEMBER 2 (TUESDAY), TWO OTHER DISPLAYS WILL BE HELD AT THE PHILATELIC CENTRE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE AND AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE.

OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS AT 50 CENTS EACH WILL GO ON SALE ON DECEMBER 2. ADVANCE ORDERS FOR FIRST DAY TREATMENT OF THE COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM DECEMBER 2 TO DECEMBER 5 AT ALL POST OFFICES. THE MINIMUM QUANTITY PER ORDER IS FIVE.

/A POST