FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1974.
NEW PLB STANDS IN SHAU KEI WAN TO BE CONSIDERED
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS CONSIDERING ALTERNATIVE SITES FOR PUBLIC LIGHT BUS STANDS IN SHAU KEI VAN FOLLOWING A SITE MEET- ING HELD WITH PLO REPRESENTATIVES THIS MORNING TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED URBAN CLEARWAY SCHEME FOR THE DISTRICT.
DURING THE ONE-AND-HALF-HOUR SITE INSPECTION, CHIEF TRANSPORT OFFICER/PUBLIC TRANSPORT, MR. PETER MILLER, AND THE PLB REPRESENT- ATIVES OBSERVED TRAFFIC CONGESTION PARTLY CAUSED BY MINI-BUSES STOPPING ALONG THE NARROW SHAU KEI WAN MAIN ROAD.
THEY ALSO DISCUSSED ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR MINI-BUSES TO PICK UP AND SET DOUN PASSENGERS IN PLB STANDS TO BE SET UP IN SIDE STREETS. THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL WAS TO SET UP TWO PLB STANDS ALONG SAI WAN HO STREET.
THIS MORNING, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THESE STANDS SHOULD BE SET UP AT TWO SIDE STREETS CLOSER TO THE MAIN ROAD - HOI NING STREET AND TAI FOO STREET.
MR. MILLER AGREED TO CONSIDER THESE ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS PENDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR RESITING THE COOKED-FOOD STALLS NOW LOCATED AT THESE TWO SIDE STREETS.
TODAY'S SITE MEETING WAS HELD FOLLOWING PRELIMINARY DISCUSS- IONS ON THE PROPOSED URBAN CLEARWAY SCHEME LAST MONTH BETWEEN THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND PLB REPRESENTATIVES.
UNDER THE SCHEME, THE SECTION OF SHAU KEI WAN ROAD BETWEEN THE TAIKOO DOCKS AND KAM WAH STREET WOULD BE MADE AN URBAN CLEAR- WAY DURING SPECIFIED PERIODS TO IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC FLOW AND PREVENT THE CONGESTION SITUATION FROM DETERIORATING.
MR. MILLER SAID IT WAS ENVISAGED THAT, IF THE PROPOSED SCHEME CAME INTO OPERATION, IT WOULD HELP EASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION DURING PEAK HOURS IN SHAU KE! WAN AREA. AT THE SAME TIME, THE SCHEME WOULD PROVIDE ADEQUATE. FACILITIES FOR MINI-BUSES TO PICK UP AND SET DOWN PASSENGERS IN SIDE STREETS NEAR THE MAIN ROAD.
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MIXED PENSION TERMS FOR POLYTECHNIC STAFF X X X X X X.
A BILL SEEKING TO APPLY MIXED SERVICE PENSION TERMS TO THOSE PENSIONABLE CIVIL SERVANTS TO BE TRANSFERRED PERMANENTLY TO THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SHORTLY.
KNOWN AS THE PENSIONS (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) CHONG KONG POLYTECHNIC BILL 1974, THE LEGISLATION IS GAZETTED TODAY FOR GENERAL INFORMATION.
THE BILL. WHICH SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE HAD EFFECT AS FROM AUGUST 1, 1972, WILL APPLY TO THOSE GOVERNMENT OFFICERS NOW ALREADY SERVING ON SECONDMENT TO THE POLYTECHNLC - IN THE EVENT OF THEIR PERMANENT TRANSFER FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO SERVE UNDER THE POLYTECHNIC.
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