WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1980
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TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS AT PING SHEK/CHOI HUNG JUNCTION
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TRAFFIC CONGESTION AT THE PING SHEK/CHOI HUNG JUNCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE RELIEVED WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WEEKS WHEN WORKS CURRENTLY IN HAND ARE COMPLETED.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY REV THE HON JOYCE BENNETT, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON DAVID MCDONALD SAID THESE WORKS INCLUDED MINOR WIDENING OF THE WEST-BOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD FRONTING CHOI HUNG ESTATE, AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNAL TIMINGS TO INCREASE THE THROUGHPUT CAPACITY FOR KOWLOON-BOUND TRAFFIC FROM CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD BY ABOUT 20 PER CENT.
IN ADDITION THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED SECTION OF CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD OPPOSITE FEI NGO SHAN WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS WHICH WILL ENABLE KWUN TONG-BOUND TRAFFIC TO BE DIVERTED FROM THE PING SHEK/CHOI HUNG JUNCTION, HE SAID.
+THE INTRODUCTION OF THESE CHANGES SHOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AT THE JUNCTION, MR MCDONALD SAID.
ASSISTANCE TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ON PRIVATE ROADS
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL REVIEW THE EXISTING SITUATION WHERE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ON PRIVATE ROADS ARE BARRED FROM CLAIMING TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ASSISTANCE, THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON DEREK JONES SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON WONG LAM, MR JONES SAID IT WAS ALWAYS THE INTENTION THAT THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE SCHEME SHOULD APPLY TO ALL VICTIMS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS REGARDLESS OF WHICH PARTY WAS AT FAULT OR OF WHERE AN ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE.
HE SAID HOWEVER THAT UNFORTUNATELY THE DEFINITION OF +ROAD+ IN THE LEGISLATION APPEARS TO BAR CERTAIN VICTIMS OF ACCIDENTS ON PRIVATE ROADS FROM CLAIMING ASSISTANCE.
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