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FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1987

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TEXTILE TALKS TO RESUME AFTER EASTER

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THE FIRST ROUND OF CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND NORWAY ON A SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT TO THE CURRENT BILATERAL TEXTILES AGREEMENT, WHICH EXPIRES ON JUNE 30, 1987 WAS ADJOURNED TODAY (FRIDAY).

AGREEMENTS HAVE YET TO BE REACHED ON THE NUMBER OF CATEGORIES TO BE RESTRAINED, GROWTH RATES AND FLEXIBILITY.

NEGOTIATIONS WILL RESUME IN OSLO IN THE WEEK FOLLOWING

EASTER.

ROAD ALTERATIONS FOR MTR WORK IN KWUN TONG

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PART OF THE TRAFFIC LANES IN SECTIONS OF KWUN TONG ROAD AND LEI YUE MUN ROAD IN EAST KOWLOON ARE TO BE CLOSED FOR 12 MONTHS TO FACILITATE WORK ON THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY LEADING TO THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION,

A NOTICE ABOUT THE ROAD ALTERATIONS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE TEMPORARY ALTERATIONS WILL INCLUDE:

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REDUCTION OF THE WIDTH OF THE EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAYS IN THE SECTION OF KWUN TONG ROAD BETWEEN THE END OF THE EXISTING MTR VIADUCT AND TSUI PING ROAD TO A MINIMUM OF 9.1 METRES AND 6.5 METRES RESPECTIVELY, THUS MAINTAINING THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC ON THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY AND TWO ON THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY;

REDUCTION OF THE JUNCTION WIDTH AT KWUN TONG ROAD AND TSUI PING ROAD TO A MINIMUM OF NINE METRES:

* REDUCTION OF THE WIDTH OF THE EASTBOUND AND

WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAYS IN THE SECTION OF LE! YUE MUN ROAD BETWEEN TSUI PING ROAD AND CHA KWO LING ROAD TO A MINIMUM OF 9.1 METRES AND 6.5 METRES RESPECTIVELY, KEEPING THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC ON THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY AND TWO ON THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY;

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