and the
of the transport companies/Government, and this we
have
included in our new procedures.
And
finally
we
have learnt also from
this that
the utility companies have to play a
more active part in the organisation and we have already
impressed upon them the need to deploy all the resources
c. and to involve Government departments in the repair work.
the gas leakage incident was concerned,
As
far also
as
it was necessary to decide on the spot whether, in
the light of the traffic congestion that might
result from the repair work, the
inconvenience to
But in
the public was as important as the safety aspect.
this case we did learn that the safety aspect is over-
was the right one in that
riding and the decision made was
particular case.
DR. HO:
Sir,
does
the Lion Rock Tunnel Control
Office has in its possession towing cars which are
powerful enough to tow away the largest container trucks
so as to clear the road for traffic again? And in the Lion
Rock Tunnel incident why did it take so many hours to tow
away the disabled container truck?
is another
SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT: Sir, in fact, this
lesson we have learnt from this, although we did know about
the problem. The Transport Department does not have the
heavy duty cranes to tow away big
far.
Such
a
container trucks so
heavy duty crane
costs $3 million