WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1977
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CYCLISTS NOT ALLOWED IN WATERWORKS AREAS
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CYCLISTS AS A GENERAL RULE ARE NOT ALLOWED ON ROADS IN WATERWORKS AREAS EXCEPT FOR VILLAGERS WHO HAVE TO USE THE ROADS TO REACH THEIR HOMES.
IN REPLY TO QUESTIONS BY THE HON. ROGER LOBO IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY, THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON, DEREK JONES POINTED OUT THAT THESE NARROW ROADS WERE IN REGULAR USE BY HIKERS. +THE PRESENCE OF CYCLISTS COULD CAUSE AN UNNECESSARY HAZARD TO THE MANY WALKERS WHO ENJOY AND VALUE THE RELATIVE FREEDOM FROM WHEELED TRAFFIC WHICH THE AREAS PROVIDE.
+THEY ARE ALSO, IN MANY CASES, STEEP AND TORTUOUS AND DANGEROUS FOR INEXPERIENCED RIDERS TO NEGOTIATE, HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT THE COUNTRY PARKS AND SPECIAL AREAS REGULATIONS 1977, WHICH WOULD COME INTO FORCE IN SEPTEMBER, WOULD APPLY TO MANY WATERWORKS AREAS NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR INCLUSION IN COUNTRY PARKS.
UNDER THE REGULATIONS, NO ONE WILL BE PERMITTED TO TAKE INTO A COUNTRY PARK OR SPECIAL AREA ANY VEHICLE OR BICYCLE EXCEPT IN CASES WHERE THE USER IS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OR WHERE THE AUTHORITY DESIGNATES ANY PARTICULAR ROAD FOR SELECTED VEHICULAR USE, HE SAID.
HE EXPLAINED THAT AS CYCLISTS WERE NOT GENERALLY ALLOWED ON WATERWORKS ROADS. THERE WAS NO NEED FOR BICYCLE-HIRING SHOPS IN THESE AREAS AND THESE SHOPS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE THERE.
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MODERN BREAKDOWN RECOVERY VEHICLE FOR LION ROCK TUNNEL
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS ACQUIRED ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST ADVANCED BREAKDOWN RECOVERY VEHICLES FOR USE IN THE LION ROCK TUNNEL.
THE NEW VEHICLE IS A CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENT OVER THE NORMAL RECOVERY UNITS WHICH USE DATED MECHANICALLY DRIVEN WINCHES AND TIME CONSUMING CHAIN AND SLING DEVICES.
IT UTILISES THE LATEST HYDRAULICALLY DRIVEN WINCHES AND HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED LIFTING GEAR. IT CAN HANDLE ANYTHING UP TO 36 TONS LIFT AND 60 TONS PULL, ON OR OFF THE ROAD QUICKLY, EFFICIENTLY, AND WITH THE MINIMUM OF DISRUPTION TO OTHER TRAFFIC.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
A DEMONSTRATION OF THE BREAKDOWN RECOVERY VEHICLE WILL BE HELD IN THE LION ROCK TUNNEL AT 3.30 P.M. TOMORROW (THURSDAY). TRANSPORT WILL
BE PROVIDED FOR PRESS REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THE EVENT. TWO 9-SEATER VANS, AM 2097 AND AM 3225, WILL LEAVE THE OLD K.C.R. STATION AT TSIM SHA TSUI STATION AT 2.45 P.M. SHARP. MR. THOMAS HAHN OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE PRESENT TO ASSIST THE PRESS.
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