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THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1987

PROPOSALS INCLUDED ADDITIONAL SIGNS FOR CERTAIN AREAS, PLANTING LARGER SIGNS, THE RE-LOCATION OF OBSTRUCTED SIGNS AT MORE CONSPICUOUS SPOTS, THE REMOVAL OF REDUNDANT OR OUTDATED SIGNS, TIME SCHEDULES FOR NO-STOPPING RESTRICTION, AS WELL AS THE INSTALLATION OF DIRECTIONAL SIGNS, CARRIAGEWAY MARKINGS AND WARNING SIGNS OF SHARP ROAD DEVIATION OR TRAFFIC BLACKSPOTS.

MANY OF THE GROUP'S PROPOSALS WERE ACCEPTED AND ACTED UPON ACCORDINTLY. A NUMBER OF REDUNDANT SIGNS WERE REMOVED, WHILE SOME WERE IMPROVED.

RECENTLY, A +TO CAR PARK+ SIGN OBSTRUCTING THE PAVEMENT OF WEST BOUND WONG CHUK HANG ROAD NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH NAM LONG SHAN ROAD WAS REPLACED BY A NEW ONE PLANTED NEAR GUARDRAILS.

CONCRETE BOLLARDS WERE ALSO PROVIDED ALONG THE BAND OF SHEK O ROAD NEAR CAPE D'AGUILAR ROAD TO PREVENT COACHES FROM PARKING ON THE PAVEMENT.

ILLEGAL STRUCTURES CLEARED IN WAN CHA I

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NINE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AT A REAR LANE OF HENNESSY ROAD IN WAN CHAI WERE CLEARED IN AN OPERATION TODAY (THURSDAY).

THESE INCLUDED TWO COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES, FIVE STORAGE STRUCTURES AND TWO CANOPIES.

SOME OF THE STRUCTURES WERE ERECTED OVER GAS MAINS, POSING A DANGER TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND SANITARY CONDITIONS WERE POOR.

TODAY'S OPERATION WAS ONE OF A SERIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE EXERCISES CARRIED OUT IN THE DISTRICT TO IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS.

CO-ORDINATED BY THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE, THE OPERATION WAS JOINTLY CARRIED OUT BY THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, HOUSING DEPARTMENT, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE.

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