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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1989

MAJOR ROUTE MAP NOW AVAILABLE

"MAJOR ROUTE FIND OUT QUICKLY FROM ONE DISTRICT

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS PUBLISHED A LEAFLET

CAN THEY MAP HONG KONG" TO AID MOTORISTS SO THAT THE MOST CONVENIENT AND DIRECT ROUTE WHEN DRIVING TO ANOTHER.

A COLOUR

THE LEAFLET CONTAINS ROUTE NUMBERS AND DETAILS OF THESE ROUTES.

MAP SHOWING

THE

MAJOR ROAD

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT

ARE LEAFLET THAT COPIES OF THE DEPARTMENT'S LICENSING DISTRICT OFFICES.

SAID TODAY (SUNDAY 1

AT AVAILABLE NOW

THE TRANSPORT OFFICES, VEHICLE EXAMINATION

CENTRES

AND

IN HONG KONG

ARE GIVEN

ROUTE SIMPLE

THE SINGLE SYSTEM IN

ROADS HIGH CAPACITY NUMBERS, SO FAR. EIGHT ROUTES HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED UNDER DIGIT ROUTE NUMBERING SYSTEM SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE 1974.

ROUTE NUMBER SHIELDS ARE PAINTED ON DIRECTIONAL

TRAFFIC SIGNS

TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

FOR THE

ROUTE NUMBERS

ON THE

"MOTORISTS ONLY NEED TO LOOK DIRECTIONAL SIGNS WITHOUT HAVING TO MEMORISE THE NAMES OF THE ROADS. THE SPOKESMAN SAID,

THE EIGHT MAJOR ROUTES ARE:

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ROUTE 1

ABERDEEN

LOK MA CHAU

ROUTE 2

NGAU TAU KOK

LOK MA CHAU

ROUTE 3

SAI YING PUN

——

YUEN LONG | PROPOSED)

ROUTE 4

ROUTE 5

LAI CHI KOK

SHA TIN

KWUN TONG

JUNK BAY

TSUEN WAN (THROUGH THE SHING MUN TUNNEL)

ROUTE 6

QUARRY BAY

KWUN TONG

——

MA LIU SHUI

ROUTE 7

CAUSEWAY BAY

--

CENTRAL

SAI YING PUN

ROUTE 8 ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR FROM CHAI WAN TO CAUSEWAY BAY

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