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SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 1991

MORE THAN 50 VOLUNTEERS INCLUDING LOCAL POP SINGERS ALEX TO, EDDIE NG AND WANG HANG, ARTISTES OF THE RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND STUDENTS FROM A NUMBER OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL BE PARTICIPATING.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD, WILL OFFICIATE AT A CEREMONY TO COMMEMORATE THE REGINNING OF THE UNITED NATIONS DECADE AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ANTI-DRUG ABUSE DAY AT THE ENTRANCE ARENA OF NEW TOWN PLAZA, SHA TIN, AT 11 AM ON WEDNESDAY (JUNE 26).

PRESS COVERAGE ARE WELCOME.

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ROAD WORKS IN SHA TIN TO BE AMENDED

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THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO AMEND THE ROAD WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN HIN TIN, SHEUNG KENG HAU AND HA HENG HAU, SHA TIN ΤΟ PROVIDE VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS FOR THE EXISTING VILLAGE AND EXTENSION AREAS.

PROPOSED

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WORKS INCLUDE:

* CONSTRUCTION OF AN OFF-STREET PARKING AREA ADJACENT ΤΟ

KIN STREET;

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VEHICULAR

* CONSTRUCTION OF THREE COMBINED FOOTPATHS/EMERGENCY

ACCESS ROADS NEAR THE PROPOSED PARKING AREA, HIN KENG STREET AND KA TIN COURT RESPECTIVELY;

* CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CARRIAGEWAYS NEAR HIN KENG STREET AND

KENG HAU, AND ALONGSIDE THE EXISTING HIN TIN STREET:

* CONSTRUCTION OF TWO BUS LAY-BYS ALONG HIN KENG STREET; AND

* CONSTRUCTION OF ASSOCIATED FOOTPATHS,

A NUMBER OF FOOTPATHS AND ACCESS PERMANENT ALTERNATIVE ACCESS WILL BE PROVIDED.

STEPS AND SLOPES.

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ROADS WILL BE CLOSED.

DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, TEMPORARY ALTERNATIVE ACCESS WILL BE MAINTAINED SO THAT INCONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC WILL BE MINIMISED.

A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED WORKS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

/THE PLAN