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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1993
GOVERNOR TOURS SHAM SHUI PO
THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TOURED SHAM SHUI PO THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON TO UPDATE HIMSELF WITH LOCAL CONDITION AND DEVELOPMENTS.
HIS FIRST STOP WAS THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB CENTRE FOR THE BLIND AT NAM CHEONG STREET. HE WAS BRIEFED THERE ON THE OPERATION OF AN EYE CARE CLINIC AND SAW THE COMPUTERISED PRODUCTION OF AN ASSORTMENT OF BOOKS INTO BRAILLE.
AFTERWARDS, HE VISITED APLIU STREET, WHICH IS WELL-KNOWN FOR ITS CONCENTRATION OF SHOPS SELLING SECOND-HAND HI-FIS, RELATED ACCESSORIES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS.
URBAN COUNCIL MARKET
COMPLEX
MR PATTEN THEN WENT TO SEE AN UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE JUNCTION OF ΚΙ LUNG STREET AND РБІ HO STREET.
HE WAS ALSO BRIEFED BY LABOUR DEPARTMENT STAFF ON ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AT CONSTRUCTION SITE.
BEFORE CONCLUDING THE VISIT, HE MET DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, URBAN COUNCILLORS AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS AT A RECEPTION AT THE NAM CHEONG DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE.
REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR
THE GOVERNOR WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MISS
MISS CHRISTINE CHOW AND THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MS LINDA LAI.
ESCALATOR SYSTEM OPENS TO PUBLIC USE
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THE CENTRAL MID-LEVELS ESCALATORS WILL BE OPENED FOR TRIAL USE BY THE PUBLIC STARTING 6 AM ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 15).
AN OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD LATER.
THE SYSTEM STARTS AT TWO FOOTBRIDGES OVER DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, PASSING THROUGH THE CENTRAL MARKET, COCHRANE STREET, HOLLYWOOD ROAD, SHELLEY STREET, PEEL STREET THEN TERMINATING AT
CONDUIT ROAD.
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR ERNEST LEE, TO SPACE CONSTRAINTS, THERE IS INSUFFICIENT ROOM TO BUILD TWO SETS ESCALATORS FOR UPHILL AND DOWNHILL MOVEMENTS.
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THUS, A TIDAL FLOW SCHEME IS OPERATED. THE ESCALATORS WILL DOWNHILL то CENTRAL FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM AND THEREAFTER UPHILL UNTIL 10 PM.
/THE SYSTEM
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