(17) Government to have powers, to impose safety requirements
and to enable the Police to control traffic provided that within the tunnel the Company would be required to provide its own policing arrangements for which bye-laws would be enacted.
(18) The turmel to be completed within 5 years from the date
on which the offer of a franchise by the Government is accepted by the Company or such extended period as the Govenor in Concil may allow, falling which the franchise to terminate without compensation,
(19) The Company to permit on request electric power cables,
telephone and other communication cables, water, and other pipes to be run through the tunnel if technically possible, provided the capital coat of installation is borne by the owners. The Company to be entitled to charge a reasonable fee for providing such facilities, such foe to be determined in the absence of agreement by arbitration. Government does not guarantee any cayleave for any public utility to or from the tunnel, (20) The Company, on request by the Colonial Secretary and if necessary, to give priority to Crown vehicles i.e. vehicles on His Excellency the Governor's establishment, vehicles of H.M. Armed Forces and those of the Police and Fire Services including ambulances and such other vehioles as the Colonial Secretary may from time to time consider warrant priority, and no other priority shall be given.
(21) (a) The Company to be permitted, subject to the
sgreement of Government, to advertise on the tunnel structure and toll booths.
(1) The Company to be permitted, subject to the
agreement of Government, to advertise on the approaches of the tunnel i.. the areas for which the Company is responsible for construction as defined in sub-paragraph (25) below but excluding any development carried out by Government in exorcise of Government's development rights as stated in sub-paragraph (6).
(c) Permission to advertise may be refused where this mould interfere with safety requirements or where in the opinion of the Colonial Secretary it may be unsightly or unsuitable.
(22) During construction of the tunnel the Company to take
all reasonable steps to minimise interference with shipping and harbour traffic and to comply with such safety precautions as may be required by the Director of Marie. Any apoll which is dredged to be disposed of as approved by the Director of Public Works and after the tunnel construction is complete the sea bed including any protective mound or backfilling shall be restored so as to be at least 40 feat below Mean Low Water Ordinary Spring Tide where the sea bed is now 40 feet or more below Mean Low Water Ordinary Spring Tide and elsewhere shall generally be in accordance with the profile shown in drawing 1.2 in Volume II
of the Joint Consulting Engineers Report of April 1961.
(23) Any ancillary land which may temporarily be made
available for the construction of the tunnel to attract permit fees or rents at the standard rates prevailing at the time or at such rents as the Government may determine. The manner in which such land is used to be subject to such conditions as the Director of Public Worka may determine and to be restored to ite original state on termination of use.
(24) The turmel and its approaches to be regarded as a road
within the meaning of the Road Traffic Ordinance 1957 except insofar as this is incompatible with tha legislation governing the franchise,
(25) The Company to be responsible for constructing at their
expence all that portion from and including the toll plaza on the Kowloon side to a line where the tunnel rises to general ground level on the Hong Kong side. Once road lines at the tunnel extremities have been finalised a plan will be prepared to define the portion referred to.
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(26) The Company will not be entitled to assign (except by way of mortgage for the purpose of financing the construction of the tumel), under let, sub-grant oI otherwise dispose of any rights granted to it.
(2) Library Bill 1965.
Mr. K.S. Kinghom to move the First reading of :-
A Bill intituled; "An Ordinance to make provision for the
management of publio libraries maintained by the Government in the urban area."
(3) School Medical Service Board Incorporation (Amendment) Bill
1965.
Dr. Teng Fin-hui, to move the First reading of :-
A Bill intituled: "An Ordinance to amend the School
Medical Service Board Incorporation Ordinance 1964."
A. CHAPMAN, DEPUTY CLARK OF COUNCILS.