WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1984
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CORRIDOR CUTS JOURNEY TIMES ****
PEAK HOUR JOURNEY TIMES ALONG KING'S ROAD HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY UP TO 40 PER CENT SINCE THE OPENING OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR.
THIS WAS SAID TODAY BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON ALAN SCOTT, IN REPLY TO QUESTIONS FROM THE HON PETER C. WONG RELATING TO THE OPENING OF THE NEW ROAD LAST MONTH.
MR SCOTT SAID THAT JOURNEY TIMES ALONG KING'S ROAD FROM SHAU KEI WAN TO CAUSEWAY BAY IN THE PEAK HOURS HAD BEEN REDUCED BY UP TO 40 PER CENT OR NINE MINUTES OFF A 22-1/2 MINUTE JOURNEY. TRAFFIC FLOW IN ROADS TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS OFF KING'S ROAD WAS ALSO MUCH IMPROVED, HE SAID.
THE DAILY TRAFFIC VOLUME WAS 20 000 VEHICLES AND THERE HAD BEEN FOUR REPORTED ACCIDENTS. POLICE RADAR DETECTED 496 CASES WHICH HAD BEEN REPORTED FOR PROSECUTION BY WAY OF SUMMONS.
THERE ARE THREE INTERCHANGES IN ADDITION TO ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS, SAID MR SCOTT.
ROADS THROUGH TAI KOO SHING HAVE HAD TO BEAR A HEAVIER VOLUME OF TRAFFIC, BUT THIS IS TEMPORARY AND THROUGH TRAFFIC WILL NOT NEED TO PASS THROUGH THE ESTATE WHEN THE CORRIDOR IS EXTENDED TO SHAU KE! WAN IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.
THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT FOR THE CORRIDOR OF 40 MPH (OR 70 KM/H) IS REALISTIC, SAID MR SCOTT, BEARING IN MIND SUCH FACTORS AS THE WEAVING REQUIRED AT INTERCHANGES. POLICE REPORT THAT MOST MOTORISTS ARE COMPLYING WITH THE LIMIT.
TYPHOON SHELTERS FOR FISHING CRAFT
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GOVERNMENT PLANS TO STUDY THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR TYPHOON SHELTERS AND SHELTERED ANCHORAGES FOR FISHING CRAFT AND OTHER VESSELS, THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON PIERS JACOBS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
AFTER THE STUDY WAS COMPLETED, IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO DECIDE WHAT PRACTICAL STEPS COULD BE TAKEN TO DEAL WITH THE SHORTFALL IN TYPHOON SHELTERS AND SHELTERED ANCHORAGES, MR JACOBS SAID.
REPLYING TO QUESTIONS FROM THE HON CHAN YING-LUN, MR JACOBS SAID HONG KONG HAD 8 038 LICENCED MOTORISED FISHING VESSELS. TYPHOON SHELTERS AND SHELTERED ANCHORAGES WERE PROVIDED FOR ALL TYPES OF CRAFT.
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