Supplementary
Question N
NO.
Legco meeting on 15 June 1988.
DR. LAM (in Cantonese):
1.
Sir, whenever there are accidents
inside and outside the Lion Rock Tunnel, there
there will be
traffic congestion or chaos. What measures will the
Government take to direct drivers So that they will
will not
use the roads affected?
SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT (in Cantonese):
Sir, recently we
had several incidents of road congestion;
the
in particular
section from north western New Territories to
Kowloon. We are presently reviewing recovery measures to
see whether they are adequate to cope with accidents
involving KCRC trains or accidents on the road or both
types of accidents happening together. We will try
introduce the most appropriate measures
congestion.
to
to reduce
DR. LAM (in Cantonese): Sir, may
may I I know when
when you can
finish the review and when the public will be advised of
these measures? ·
SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT (in Cantonese): Sir, actually we
already have a series of recovery easures but since we
have accidents happening both on the railway and within
the tunnel at more or less the same time, we are
conducting a fresh review; within two weeks time we will
be able to inform the public of the new measures.