Supplementary To Question No. 1 in the
Legislative Council on 6 November 1985
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Mr. P.Y. Wong : Sir, is it possible to make the gap narrower than the international
safety limit to avoid the accidents; if not, why not?
Secretary for Transport: Sir, because of the curvature of the line at that point,
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it is not possible to ensure that the gap between the carriages and the platform is
narrower than at present. It is also necessary to take account of the rather
wider bodies of the Chinese through trains which means this gap has to be there.