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E. PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES

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57 buses damaged to an extent estimated at approximately $27,000.

F. DAMAGE TO TRAFFIC AIDS AND PARKING METERS, ETC.

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Traffic light installations were damaged at eight locations between Jordan Road in the south and Un Chau Street in the north. The cost of replacement materials was estimated at $8,000.

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Traffic aids (bollards, beacons, traffic pagodas, etc.) to the value of $12,220 were damaged in locations throughout the area of the disturbances.

3. A total of 165 parking meter heads were reported as missing, 79 as damaged beyond repair and 514 as damaged but repairable. The cost of replacements/repair was estimated at $156,000, excluding labour costs and any cash in the missing meters.

Note: Details of claims made for ex-gratia payments for personal injury or damage to, or theft or destruction of property arising from the disturbances are contained in the report of the Kowloon Disturbances Claims Assessment Board.

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