MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1982
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CENTRAL AND MID-LEVELS TRANSPORT STUDY
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THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY COMMISSIONED CONSULTANTS TO INVESTIGATE WAYS OF IMPROVING TRANSPORT WITHIN AND BETWEEN CENTRAL AND MID-LEVELS.
THE 12-MONTH STUDY, TO BE CARRIED OUT BY PETER Y.S. PUN AND ASSOCIATES, IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR. HOWEVER, AN INITIAL REPORT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S CONSIDERATION IN ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS' TIME.
+ IN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT PATTERNS, IT IS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT A SERIES OF INTERVIEW SURVEYS OF BOTH MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS IN AND ADJACENT TO THE CENTRAL AND MID-LEVELS AREAS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
+THESE SURVEYS WILL TAKE PLACE OVER THE NEXT SEVEN OR EIGHT WEEKS. STARTING TOMORROW (TUESDAY), A SAMPLE OF MOTORISTS WILL BE STOPPED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND ASKED A FEW VERY SIMPLE QUESTIONS, SUCH AS THE ADDRESSES AT EACH END OF THE TRIP.+
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE NAME OF THE BLOCK WOULD BE SUFFICIENT AND NO NAMES OR PERSONAL DETAILS WOULD BE ASKED AND ALL INFORMATION WOULD BE TREATED ON A TOTALLY CONFIDENTIAL BASIS.
ALL SITES WILL BE CLEARLY DEFINED, A POLICEMAN WILL BE PRESENT AND INTERVIEWERS WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND HAVE AVAILABLE PROOF OF IDENTITY.
IT WILL ALSO BE NECESSARY TO INTERVIEW SOME PEDESTRIANS IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS WITHIN CENTRAL AND BETWEEN MID-LEVELS AND CENTRAL.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IT WAS ABSOLUTELY VITAL TO COLLECT THIS INFORMATION ON VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS TO CATER FOR THE TRAVEL DEMANDS OF TODAY AND THE FUTURE AND HE URGED THE PUBLIC TO CO-OPERATE.
WATER CUT IN TUEN MUN ***
FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN TUEN MUN WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR EIGHT HOURS FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 20) FOR WATER MAINS WORK.
THE AFFECTED PREMISES ARE ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD BETWEEN 18-1/2 MILESTONE AND TAI LAM CHUNG ROAD, INCLUDING GORDON HARD, SIU LAM, SIU SO TUEN, TAI LAM CHUNG VILLAGE, TAI LAM CHUNG AND TAI LAM CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.
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