THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1983
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THE STUDY ALSO NOTED THAT THE LEI YUE MUN BRIDGE TIMETABLE WOULD IN ANY CASE DEPEND ON THE COMPLETION DATE OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR IN THE MID-1980'S.
+AT THIS STAGE, ATTENTION SWITCHED TO THE CENTRE OF THE HARBOUR, WHEN THE CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL COMPANY SUBMITTED PROPOSALS EITHER FOR PUTTING IN A MEZZANINE DECK IN THE EXISTING TWIN-TUBE TUNNEL OR BUILDING A THIRD TUBE ALONGSIDE THE TWIN TUBES,+ MR SCOTT RECALLED.
A STUDY OF THIS PROPOSAL INDICATED THAT THE MEZZANINE LEVEL WOULD CAUSE TOO MUCH DISRUPTION DURING CONSTRUCTION AND POSED CERTAIN SAFETY COMPLICATIONS; AND THAT BOTH PROPOSALS WOULD OVERLOAD THE APPROACH ROADS, HE POINTED OUT.
+ WOULD DRAW MEMBERS' ATTENTION TO THE PRESENT LEVEL OF CONGESTION AT PEAK HOURS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL, AND ASK THEM TO CONSIDER THE EFFECTS OF INCREASING THE THROUGHPUT BY 50 PER CENT,+ MR SCOTT SAID.
VARIOUS PROPOSALS CAME FORWARD, AND THE EVIDENTLY VERY HIGH COST OF ANY NEW FIXED CROSSINGS LED TO THE CONCLUSION IN 1979 THAT IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY THE OPTIMUM NEXT CROSSING, WIDER ENGINEERING STUDIES WOULD BE NEEDED.
THE REPORT THAT FOLLOWED IN JUNE 1981 RECOMMENDED A BRIDGE AT LEI YUE MUN AS THE FIRST OPTION IN THE TRANSPORT, ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CONTEXT, MR SCOTT SAID, IN TRACING THE BACKGROUND TO THE PROPOSED BRIDGE PROJECT.
THE NECESSARY SCALE MODEL WAS THUS COMMISSIONED, REQUIRING MUCH DETAILED WORK, AND THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS FOR AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE OVER-EMPHASISED, HE SAID.
IN AUGUST 1983, THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THAT A LEI YUE MUN BRIDGE OF SATISFACTORY HEIGHT FOR MARINE PURPOSES WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE ILS AND THAT IT WOULD CONTINUE TO STUDY OTHER BRIDGE AND TUNNEL CROSSING OPTIONS.
A FULL REPORT IS DUE TO THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL BY AUGUST 1984, AFTER AN INTERIM REPORT, MR SCOTT SAID.
DISTRICT BOARDS DO SOLID WORK FOR PEOPLE
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SOLID ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY DISTRICT BOARDS, WITHOUT HIGH DRAMA OR CONFRONTATION, IN MAKING LIFE FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE MORE TOLERABLE AND MORE PLEASURABLE, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, THE HON DAVID AKERS-JONES SAID TODAY.
+THE IRS IS A QUIET REVOLUTION, HE SAID.
SPEAKING IN THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR AKERS-JONES SAID THERE HAD BEEN SOLID ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR ALTHOUGH THEY DID NOT MAKE HEADLINES.
/+BUS TIMETABLES