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The Government announced today (December 19) that a portion of Humphreys Avenue at its junction with Nathan Road will be closed for alterations from January 7 to March 31 to facilitate the modification works of the Mass Transit Railway Tsim Sha Tsui Station Entrance A.

During this period, a section of the carriageway and the footpath adjoining Station Entrance A2 will be closed for works.

A notice on the temporary closure and alterations is published in the Government Gazette today (December 19).

A plan showing the affected area is available for public inspection during normal office hours at Public Enquiry Service Centre, Yau Tsim Mong District Office, Ground Floor, 4/F and 6/F, Mong Kok Government Offices, 30 Luen Wan Street and District Lands Office/Kowloon (West), 10/F, Yau Ma Tei Carpark Building, 250 Shanghai Street.

Anyone who wishes to claim compensation can write to the Director of Lands.

Ends/Friday, December 19, 2003

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