was

2.

3

and KMB

its most helpful in deploying

vehicles to

help the commuters. So I do not think we would have

any legal difficulties on this point.

MISS TAM:

What has the Secretary for Transport learnt out of the

investigation of the incident on 4 June and the

investigation on the gas leak incident near the Lion

Rock

Tunnel

on

30 April

So

as

to ensure that we can eliminate the risk

of having 10 hours' congestion on the road in the future?

SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT:

Sir,

I think there are several

lessons to be learnt from these incidents. In the first

the Emergency Transport Control Unit in the

place,

Transport Department needs to be activated under

any circumstances wherever the major routes are affected,

including the two railways. The second point is that the

level of decision making has to be at the right level in

future. In the past, it tends to be below directorate level

and it does seem to us

it

that

it is necessary to escalate ito at least directorate level

atejto

or even higher in order to enable decisions to be made on the

spot as regards the arrangements for emergency transport.

have

The third point we learnt from this is that there should

be closer liaison and co-ordination of the senior levels

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