Supplementary to Question No. 9
in LegCo Meeting on 7. 1.87.
Mr. NGAI : Sir, I appreciate the need to have those roads
designated as restricted zones during daytime as a means to ease
traffic, but can the Government further explain what
purpose would be served to impose such restrictions
for
certain roads and side-streets even in the small hours,
and does the Government actually deploy manpower to ensure that
the restriction is observed in those hours? And, Sir, is the
Government aware that some of our law-abiding citizens, some
of whom are young ladies, have to work night-shifts and return
home by taxi in the wee hours, and could be greatly inconvenienced
if the streets where they live are designated 24-hour restricted
zones?
Secretary for Transport: I will try to answer as many points as I can, Sir. I think if we have too many periods designated, it
is going to cause confusion and therefore it is appropriate to
have 24-hour restrictions imposed as
this is easily understood by the
public;
We reckon that the system seems to be working satisfactorily. If, on the other hand, there are proposals that in certain areas where
the 24-hour restrictions should not be imposed, as I have pointed
out, Sir, Government will be quite prepared to consider these
proposals and in each and every of the district boards, we have
a Transport and Traffic Sub-Committee, and if members of the
public wish to make proposals to either Government, the Transport
Department or to the district boards, I am sure the matter will be
studied and considered very carefully.
Mr. NGAI: Sir, please would the Secretary for Transport answer
my question on this specific point: does the Government actually deploy manpower to ensure that the restrictions are observed in
those hours?
There are
Secretary for Transport: Sir, the Police Officers and the Traffic Wardens on duty
obviously would ensure that the law is being observed.
also Policemen on beat duty late in the evening and in