WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 198'
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TUNNEL ENTRANCE WARNING SIGNAL NO SOLUTION
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WARNING SIGNALS AT THE ENTRANCES TO THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL AND LION ROCK TUNNEL AREAS WOULD BE OF LITTLE USE TO HELP EASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION DURING PEAK HOURS, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON 1AN MACPHERSON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHENG HON-KWAN,
MR MACPHERSON SAID TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AT THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL WERE NOT SUCH AS TO WARRANT THE USE OF WARNING SIGNALS.
IN THE CASE OF THE LION ROCK TUNNEL, THERE ARE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS WHICH MEAN THAT THE USE OF SIGNALS WOULD NOT HELP.
+ IF SIGNALS WERE TO BE USED THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE PLACED SO FAR BACK FROM THE TUNNEL, PARTICULARLY ON THE SHA TIN SIDE COMING SOUTHBOUND, IN ORDER TO ENABLE DRIVERS TO TAKE AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE, THAT THEY MIGHT WELL NOT REFLECT THE ACTUAL TRAFFIC SITUATION AT THE TUNNEL BY THE TIME A VEHICLE REACHED IT,+ HE EXPLAINED.
+TAI PO ROAD, WHICH IS THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE ROUTE TO LION ROCK TUNNEL, IS ALREADY BEING USED TO CAPACITY DURING PEAK PERIODS,+ HE ADDED.
LEAFLET ON WAYS TO USE SCHOOL VANS PLANNED
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THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO PRODUCE A LEAFLET FOR DRIVERS OF SCHOOL VANS AND LIGHT BUSES, PARENTS AND CHILDREN ON THE CORRECT WAY TO BEHAVE IN THESE VEHICLES AND TO ADVISE THEM ON HOW TO GET ON AND OFF SUCH VEHICLES SAFELY, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON IAN MACPHERSON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON YEUNG PO-KWAN, HE SAID THE LEAFLET SHOULD BE READY EARLY NEXT YEAR AND THAT IT WOULD SUPPLEMENT THE REGULAR POLICE TALKS TO KINDERGARTENS AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS ABOUT ROAD SAFETY.
THESE TALKS, MR MACPHERSON SAID, DEALT MAINLY WITH THE BEHAVIOUR OF CHILDREN AS PEDESTRIANS BUT THE IR BEHAVIOUR IN VEHICLES WAS ALSO COVERED.
EXPLAINING THE WAYS PARENTS AND OPERATORS OF SCHOOL VANS AND LIGHT BUSES ARE ASSISTED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN BOARDING AND ALIGHTING FROM THESE VEHICLES, HE POINTED OUT THAT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ISSUED GUIDELINES EACH YEAR TO KINDERGARTEN SUPERVISORS ON THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN TRAVELLING IN SUCH VEHICLES.
/+THESE RECOMIEND ......