XN000022-1989-07-14 — Page 26

25

FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1989

RATES ARE PAYABLE ON VACANT PROPERTIES BUT ARE REFUNDABLE UNDER THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 30 OF THE ORDINANCE.

BE ΤΟ BE

UNDER SECTION 30 (LA) AND (2A), HOWEVER, NO REFUNDS WILL PAYABLE IN THE CASE OF A VACANT TENEMENT LAST USED OR INTENDED USED WHOLLY OR PRIMARILY FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES OR FOR THE PARKING OF VEHICLES (UNLESS VACANT BY REASON OF AN ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT).

TO AVOID THE POSSIBLE INCONVENIENCE OF QUEUEING, RATEPAYERS ARE URGED TO PAY BY CHEQUE OR MONEY ORDER SENT BY POST OR BY EARLY PERSONAL ATTENDANCE AT ANY OF THE OFFICES LISTED ON THE BACK OF THE DEMAND NOTE.

IMPROVEMENT TO WO YI HOP ROAD JUNCTIONS

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT

IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE JUNCTION OF WO YI HOP ROAD WITH NGONG HOM ROAD AND LEI SHU ROAD, KOWLOON.

A NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

"I

"AT PRESENT VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE LEI MUK SHUE ESTATE RELIES ON THE TWO ROAD JUNCTIONS WITH WO YIP KOP ROAD, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

"IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT TRAFFIC FLOW ALONG WO YI HOP ROAD WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY UPON COMPLETION OF ROUTE 5 BETWEEN SHA TIN AND TSUEN WAN.

"IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THE JUNCTIONS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN PROPER INGRESS TO AND EGRESS FROM THE ESTATE HE SAID.

+

THE WORKS WILL INVOLVE THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNALS AT THESE TWO JUNCTIONS TO FACILITATE TURNING MOVEMENTS, AND THE WIDENING OF WO YI HOP ROAD TO PROVIDE TURNING LANES.

THE WORKS WILL BEGIN IN OCTOBER AND TAKE SIX MONTHS ΤΟ

COMPLETE.

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT DURING THE ROAD WIDENING AND IMPROVEMENT WORKS, MEASURES WOULD BE TAKEN TO MAINTAIN TWO-WAY TRAFFIC ALONG WO YI HOP ROAD AS WELL AS ACCESS TO THE ESTATE.

APPROPRIATE SIGNS WOULD BE DISPLAYED TO GUIDE AND SAFEGUARD ROAD USERS, HE SAID.

THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED BY THE HIGHWAYS WILL ALSO SUPERVISE THE CONSTRUCTION WORKS.

DEPARTMENT WHICH

0