WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1985
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MEDIA COUNCIL - A MATTER FOR THE MEDI A
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THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVED THAT THE PROPOSAL FOR A MEDIA COUNCIL WAS A MATTER WHICH SHOULD BE PURSUED BY THE MEDIA THEMSELVES. THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, THE HÓN PETER TSAO, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON SELINA CHOW, MR TSAO SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS AWARE OF THE FORMATION OF A PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE MEDIA COUNCIL.
A PRESS STATEMENT HAD BEEN ISSUED ON MAY 30 BY THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE ANNOUNCING ITS ESTABLISHMENT UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF MR JUSTICE SIMON LI, HE SAID.
+WE WELCOME THE INITIATIVE TO CONSIDER THE DESIRABILITY OF A MEDI A COUNCIL FOR HONG KONG.
+THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT AND DOES NOT INTEND TO BECOME DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE WORK OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE, + MR TSAO SAID.
CRITERIA FOR ZEBRA-CROSSINGS EXPLAINED
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PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, THE EFFECT ON MOTORISTS AND NEARBY PREMISES AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WERE THREE MAIN CRITERIA TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WHEN CONSIDERING THE NEED FOR ZEBRA-CROSSINGS ON PUBLIC ROADS, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT. THE HON CHRISTOPHER WONG SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
OTHER FACTORS WOULD BE THE NUMBER OF PEDESTRIANS LIKELY TO USE THE CROSSING, THE POSITION OF THE CROSSING AND THE GRADIENT OF THE ROAD.
BUT THESE WERE ONLY GENERAL GUIDELINES, HE SAID, REPLYING TO QUESTION BY THE HON PAULINE NG.
+THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF POTENTIAL SITES CAN VARY VERY CONSIDERABLY AND A DECISION CAN ONLY BE TAKEN IN ANY PARTICULAR SITUATION AFTER A CAREFUL SITE INVESTIGATION,+ HE SAID.
INSIDE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, HE SAID, THE SAME ARRANGEMENTS APPLIED WHEN THE ROAD HAD BEEN GAZETTED AS A PUBLIC ROAD.
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