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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1987

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NEW TILTING TEST PLATFORM FOR TRI-AXLE BUSES

THE

ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED $1.4-MILLION CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A REINFORCED CONCRETE PIT TO ACCOMMODATE A TILTING TEST FLATFORM FOR THE INSPECTION OF TRI-AXLE BUSES AT THE KOWLOON BAY VEHICLE INSPECTION CENTRE.

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"THIS NEW TILTING TEST PLATFORM WILL BE THE FIRST AND ONLY SUCH DEVICE IN HONG KONG SPECIALLY MADE TO TEST TRI-AXLE BUSES. DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

"WORK IS EXPECTED TO START LATER THIS MONTH IN MAY NEXT YEAR.

AND BE COMPLETED

"ANOTHER CONTRACT WILL THEN BE LET FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE PLATFORM ITSELF AND THE NECESSARY MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES, HE ADDED.

THE TEST PLATFORM WILL BECOME OPERATIONAL IN EARLY 1989, UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN KWUN TONG

BETWEEN ITS FROM 8 PM ON TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 17), HIP WO STREET

METRES SOUTH OF JUNCTION WITH TUNG YAN STREET AND A POINT ABOUT 110

WILL BE CONVERTED THE SAME JUNCTION

FROM TWO-LANE NORTHBOUND TO

SINGLE THREE-LANE NORTHBOUND AND FROM

LANE

SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC.

TIME, SAME

THE

TWO-LANE

TO SOUTHBOUND

AT THE

FOLLOWING ROAD DESIGNATED 24-HOUR DAILY URBAN CLEARWAYS:

SECTIONS

WILL

BE

*

TUNG YAN STREET BETWEEN ITS JUNCTION WITH HIP WO STREET A POINT ABOUT 20 METRES WEST OF THE SMAE JUNCTION.

AND

HIP WO STREET NORTHBOUND FROM ITS STREET TO A POINT ABOUT JUNCTION.

SEVEN

JUNCTION WITH TUNG

OF METRES SOUTH

THE

YAN SAME

NORTH POINT ABOUT

* HIP WO STREET SOUTHBOUND FROM A POINT ABOUT 65 METRES

TUNG YAN

TO STREET

A OF ITS JUNCTION WITH

55 METRES 9OUTH OF THE SAME JUNCTION.

NOT BE ALLOWED

ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT FOR FRANCHISED BUSES WILL TO STOP FOR GOODS OR PASSENGERS WITHIN THE URBAN CLEARWAYS.

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