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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1988
"WITH THE DEFEDERATION OF THE THEN TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT IN 1982, THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT FINALLY BECAME FULLY INDEPENDENT.
FROM A TEAM OF ONLY 26 OFFICERS, MR TONG SAID, THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT HAD NOW GROWN TO A FORCE OF 3,827 OFFICERS.
IT IS MADE UP OF TWO COMPONENT PARTS, THE DISCIPLINED CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE AND THE CIVILIAN TRADE CONTROLS GROUP, WITH ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOME 35 ORDINANCES.
TRAFFIC, TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHING MING FESTIVAL
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SPECIAL TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE CHING MING FESTIVAL, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
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THE ARRANGEMENTS WILL INCLUDE CLOSURE OF ROADS IN WO HOP SHEK, FANLING AND TSUEN WAN AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES.
AS TRAFFIC CONGESTION IS EXPECTED ON ROADS NEAR THE CEMETERIES, GRAVE-SWEEPERS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE UTMOST CARE AND PATIENCE, OR TO VISIT THE CEMETERIES EARLY OR TO GO THERE ON OTHER, NON-FESTIVAL DAYS.
ROAD CLOSURES:
APRIL 1
BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 PM ON SUNDAY (MARCH 20), MARCH 27, TO 5, 10 AND 17, THE SECTION OF WO HOP SHEK ROAD FROM WO HOP SHER MINI-ROUNDABOUT TO THE JUNCTION OF ROAD D6 WILL BE CLOSED ΤΟ ALL PRIVATE VEHICLES INCLUDING VEHICLES ACCOMPANYING HEARSES.
AT THE SAME TIME, KIU TAU ROAD AND THE SECTION OF WO HOP SHEK ROAD BEYOND ITS JUNCTION WITH ROAD D6 WILL BE CLOSED то TRAFFIC (INCLUDING VEHICLES ACCOMPANYING HEARSES) EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES, EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND HEARSES.
ROAD FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM ON THE SAME DAYS, THE SLIP
LEADING SHEK CONNECTION FROM NORTHBOUND NT CIRCULAR ROAD SHEK MINI-ROUNDABOUT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC EXCEPT VEHICLES AND FRANCHISED BUSES.
AT THE SAME TIME, FANLING PLAYGROUND ROAD WILL ALSO то TRAFFIC EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES, GREEN MINIBUSES, VEHICLES AND RESIDENTS FOR LOCAL ACCESS.
AT WO HOP TO WO Hor EMERGENCY
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