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WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1987

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DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

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MEMBERS OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL MEET TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO DISCUSS THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE DISTRICT UP TO 1988.

THEY WILL COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT MEASURES AT THE WESTERN EXIT OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR AND VICTORIA PARK ROAD WHICH AIM AT EASING THE GROWING CONGESTION IN THE APPROACH ROADS OF THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL.

THE MEASURES WOULD PROHIBIT VEHICLES FROM USING THE CENTRAL DISTRICT-BOUND OUTER LANE TO JUMP THE QUEUE OF TUNNEL – BOUND VEHICLES IN THE MIDDLE LANE.

MOREOVER, THE LAST TWO GANTRY DIRECTIONAL SIGNS ON THE CORRIDOR WESTBOUND WOULD ALSO BE MODIFIED TO ELIMINATE CONFUSION TO DRIVERS.

OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE THE PROPOSED TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT MEASURE ON SHAUKIWAN ROAD AT ITS JUNCTIONS WITH TAI HONG STREET AND TAI NING STREET AND THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING FROM GREIG ROAD TO TAIKOO RESERVOIR.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE COMMITTEE MEETING AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, 1ST FLOOR, 880-886, KING'S ROAD.

GOVERNOR VISITS KOWLOON CITY ON FRIDAY

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, AND LADY WILSON WILL VISIT KOWLOON CITY ON FRIDAY (MAY 22) AFTERNOON TO LEARN ABOUT THE CHARACTER ISTICS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

SIR DAVID AND LADY WILSON WILL TAKE A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE DISTRICT AT A ROOFTOP ADJACENT TO THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY.

/THEY WILL