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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1987

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TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME REVIEWED

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A MEETING TO REVIEW THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME IMPLEMENTED IN NGAU TAU KOK AREA SINCE JANUARY 20 THIS YEAR WAS HELD YESTERDAY (MONDAY).

THE MEETING, ATTENDED BY VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT AND CONCERNED PARTIES, WAS OF THE VIEW THAT THE SCHEME HAD HELPED IMPROVE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION IN THE AREA.

HOWEVER, TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT SCHEME, THE. DEPARTMENTS AGREED IN PRINCIPLE THAT NGAU TAU KOK FOURTH STREET WILL BE ROUTED TWO-WAY TO ENABLE VEHICLES TO RE-ENTER NGAU TAU KOK ROAD AFTER PICKING UP AND LETTING DOWN PASSENGERS IN NGAU TAU KOK FOURTH AND FIFTH STREETS.

THE IMPROVEMENT MEASURE WAS MEANT TO MINIMISE INCONVENIENCE TO PUBLIC LIGHT BUS PASSENGERS.

RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS WILL SORT OUT DETAILS OF THE IMPROVEMENT MEASURE TO IMPLEMENT THE MEASURE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD LANES TO BE CLOSED

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TRAFFIC LANES ON THE NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAYS OF THE LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD WILL BE CLOSED FROM THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 12) TO FACILITATE ROAD MAINTENANCE WORK.

FROM FEBRUARY 12 TO 19 BETWEEN 9 PM TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE SOUTHBOUND SECTION BETWEEN THE TUNNEL TOLL PLAZA AND HUNG MIU KUK INTERCHANGE WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC, WHILE THE NORTHBOUND SECTION WILL BE CLOSED FROM FEBRUARY 12 TO 16 BETWEEN 11 PM TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY.

MEANWHILE, THE SOUTHBOUND SECTION BETWEEN HUNG MIU KUK INTERCHANGE AND SHA TIN ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM FEBRUARY 23 TO MARCH 2 BETWEEN 9 PM AND 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THE NORTHBOUND SECTION FROM FEBRUARY 23 TO 26 BETWEEN 11 PM TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY.

AS TRAFFIC DELAY IS EXPECTED DURING THE CLOSURE, MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH PATIENCE AND CARE.

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