WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1976
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GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS POLICY UNDER REVIEW
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THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES IS CURRENTLY REVIEWING HIS PUBLICATIONS POLICY TO SEE IF THERE IS SCOPE TO INCREASE SALES FURTHER.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS AND INFORMATION, THE HON. DENIS BRAY IN REPLY TO QUESTIONS FROM THE HON. MISS KO STU-WAH IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
MR. BRAY SAID THAT IN 1974, THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES SET UP A SMALL TEAM TOPLAN AND CO-ORDINATE THE SALE OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.
+SINCE ITS FORMATION SALES HAVE RISEN FROM $2.1 MILLION IN THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1973/74 TO $4.1 MILLION IN THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1975/76,+ HE SAID. +LOCAL SALES ACCOUNT FOR VIRTUALLY ALL OF THIS INCOME WITH SALES OVERSEAS ACCOUNTING TO A RELATIVELY NODEST $90,000 IN 1975/76.+
HOWEVER, MR. BRAY ADDED THAT IT WAS UNLIKELY THAT +WE SHALL SEE A FURTHER DOUBLING OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, BUT THE OPENING, IN AUGUST, OF A LARGER GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN THE NEW POST OFFICE BUILDING IS LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SLIGHTLY INCREASED SALES EXPECTED THIS YEAR.+
IMPROVEMENT OF TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AT AIRPORT
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TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN FRONT OF BOTH THE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE HALLS AT KAI TAK AIRPORT WILL BE IMPROVED WHEN THE TERMINAL BUILDING EXTENSION PROGRAMME IS COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. JAMES ROBSON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS TODAY IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON. LI FOOK-WO ON TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AT THE AIRPORT.
HE SAID THAT THE PROJECT WOULD, ON COMPLETION, PROVIDE AN EXTRA 450 FEET OF KERB SPACE AT DEPARTURES LEVEL AND AN EXTRA 350 FEET AT THE ARRIVALS LEVEL.
+IT WILL ALSO PERMIT THE ADOPTION OF AN IMPROVED TRAFFIC FLOW SYSTEM,+ HE ADDED.
MR. ROBSON ALSO POINTED OUT THAT A NEW ACCESS ROUTE TO THE DEPARTURE HALL WOULD BE PROVIDED BY A FLYOVER ACROSS PRINCE EDWARD ROAD.
+THIS FLYOVER IS DUE FOR COMPLETION IN DECEMBER 1978 AND WILL RESULT IN A FURTHER SIGNIFICANT EASING OF THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PROBLEM,+ HE SAID.
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