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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. 1989

HK POPULATION ESTIMATED AT 5.76 MILLION

THE ESTIMATED POPULATION OF HONG KONG AT THE END OF WAS 5.761,400, ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

JUNE 1989 TODAY | MONDAY} BY THE

THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 25.400

PEOPLE

OR 0.4

PER

CENT

OVER

END-1988.

THE BALANCE OF TOTAL INFLOW OF 7,100 DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 1989.

AND ARRIVALS

DEPARTURES

SHOWED A NET

IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1989 WAS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BIRTHS

SURPLUS 33.100. DEATHS TOTALLED 14,800. NATURAL INCREASE, THAT IS THE

72 PER OF BIRTHS OVER DEATHS AMOUNTED TO 18,300, WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR CENT OF THE POPULATION GROWTH.

MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL SPECIAL TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS

ON HONG

SPECIAL TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE

KONG

ΤΟ

COPE SEPTEMBER

WITH

IMPLEMENTED CROWDS ON MID-AUTUMN FESTIVE

ARE AS DETAILS 14 THIS YEAR.

ISLAND FESTIVAL, WHICH FALLS ON

FOLLOWS:

1. TRAFFIC AND PARKING ARRANGEMENTS

THE PEAK AREA

*

NEXT PEAK TRAM FROM 6.30 PM ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 14) UNTIL 3 AM THE DAY. THE SECTION OF PEAK ROAD OUTSIDE THE UPPER

ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT BUSES, BE CLOSED TO TERMINUS WILL

THOSE FOR ACCESS TO AND COACHES, TAXIS, GREEN MINIBUSES PREMISES IN MOUNT AUSTIN ROAD, LUGARD ROAD AND HARLECH ROAD.

TURN ROUND OUTSIDE AND LEAVE

THE

ALL OTHER VEHICLES WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE VICTORIA GAP CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND PEAK ROAD SLIP ROAD OUTSIDE THE PEAK MANSIONS.

VIA

THE UPPER PEAK ROAD WITHIN

BE AT THE SAME TIME, THE ACCESS TRAM TERMINUS CARPARK AND THE TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE WILL

TAXIS COACHES, RE-ROUTED ONE-WAY CLOCKWISE FOR BUSES, GREEN MINIBUSES ONLY.

AND

TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS IN PEAK ROAD AND MAGAZINE BE IMPOSED AT ANY TIME IF NECESSARY.

CAP ROAD

MAY

*

3 AM THE NEXT FROM 2 PM ON THURSDAY UNTIL METERED PARKING SPACES AND PUBLIC BUS PARKING SPACES AT UPPER PEAK TRAM TERMINUS AND PEAK GARDEN WIL BE SUSPENDED.

MORNING,

ALL

THE

/TO FACILITATE