FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1977
REFERRING TO THE NETWORK OF RESTRICTED ACCESS ROADS BEING PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED, MR. JONES SAID EMERGENCY TELEPHONES WOULD BE PROVIDED ON FLYOVERS AND RESTRICTED ACCESS ROADS TO PROVIDE A MEANS WHEREBY MOTORISTS IN DIFFICULTY COULD SPEED ILY OBTAIN ASSISTANCE.
+ THE FIRST SUCH FACILITY WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE FIRST STAGE OF THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR AT GASCOIGNE ROAD AND THE NEXT ALONG THE TUEN MUN MOTORWAY WHEN IT OPENS NEXT YEAR, + HE SAID.
MR. JONES SAID A COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE STUDY WAS ALSO BEING PLANNED AND SHOULD START VERY SOON.
+THIS WILL CONSIDER THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON THE 'RESTRICTED ACCESS' OR 'EXPRESSWAY' ROAD NETWORK WHICH IS NOW BEING PLANNED.
+AND IT WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE TRAFFIC CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE MEASURES WHICH WILL BE NECESSARY TO ENSURE SPEEDY ATTENTION TO INCIDENTS ON THESE ROADS SO AS TO SMOOTH OUT TRAFFIC FLOW, HE SAID.
SUCH A SYSTEM OF SURVEILLANCE WOULD OF COURSE NEED TO BE LINKED UP WITH THE AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS WHEREVER THEY MIGHT BE INSTALLED, HE ADDED.
+VIEWING COMPASSES+ PROVE POPULAR AMONG PICNICKERS
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THREE +VIEWING COMPASSES+ RECENTLY SET UP BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AT SELECTED SPOTS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE HAVE PROVED VERY POPULAR AMONG PICNICKERS AND STUDENTS.
THE VIEWING COMPASSES+ BUILT ON STONE PLATFORMS WITH DIRECTIONS AND DETAIL INFORMATION OF NEARBY LANDMARKS CARVED ON ROUND METAL PLATES ARE LOCATED AT THE BRIDE'S POOL IN TAI PO, LEAD MINE PASS IN SHING MUN AND NAM SHAN ON LANTAU ISLAND.
THEY ARE PART OF A PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE BETTER FACILITIES TO VISITORS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE THROUGHOUT HONG KONG.
MR. IU KOW-CHOY, FORESTRY OFFICER OF THE COUNTRY PARKS DIVISION OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT MORE +VIEWING COMPASSES+ WOULD BE SET UP WHEN SUITABLE LOCATIONS WERE FOUND.
HOWEVER, HE ADDED THAT ONLY HIGH RISE POINTS WITH GOOD VISIBILITY AND NOTABLE LANDMARKS NEARBY WOULD BE CHOSEN,
MR. IU POINTED OUT THAT THE +VIEWING COMPASSES+ WOULD PROVIDE LOCAL AND OVERSEAS VISITORS WITH INFORMATION SUCH AS NAMES
OFF VARIOUS MOUNTAINS, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PLACES WHERE THEY ARE STANDING AND THE POINT WHERE THEY ARE LOOKING AT.