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MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1986
THE WINNING SLOGANS WILL BE PRINTED ON BOOKMARKS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO RESIDENTS DURING THE CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN PERIOD.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT DETAILS OF CIVIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES IN POKFULAM COULD BE MADE TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE'S WAH FU BRANCH ON 5-510111.
EXACT TUNNEL TOLL RULE STARTS NEXT MONDAY *****
MOTOR ISTS USING +EXACT PAYMENT+ LANES AT GOVERNMENT ROAD TUNNELS WILL HAVE TO TENDER EXACT TOLLS FROM NEXT MONDAY (OCTOBER 13).
+THE NEW REQUIREMENT, STIPULATED IN THE ROAD TUNNELS
IS AIMED AT IMPROVING (GOVERNMENT) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1986 TRAFFIC FLOW AT THE TUNNELS, IN PARTICULAR LION ROCK TUNNEL,+ A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
THE CAPACITY OF AN +EXACT PAYMENT+ BOOTH IS ABOUT 580 VEHICLES PER HOUR WHILE THAT OF AN ORDINARY BOOTH IS ONLY 465.
+HOWEVER, THE EFFICIENCY OF 'EXACT PAYMENT LANES HAS BEEN GROSSLY UNDERMINED BY MOTORISTS WHO STILL ASKED FOR CHANGE DESPITE ADVISORY SIGNS PUT UP EARLIER AT THESE LANES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
UNDER THE NEW REGULATIONS, A DRIVER WHO TENDERS MORE THAN THE TOLL AMOUNT AND REQUIRES CHANGE AT AN EXACT PAYMENT BOOTH COMMITS AN OFFENCE AND IS LIABLE TO A FINE OF $1 000. IT WILL NOT. HOWEVER. CONSTITUTE AN OFFENCE IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT DEMAND CHANGE.
OF THE THREE GOVERNMENT ROAD TUNNELS, THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL AND THE LION ROCK TUNNEL CHARGE A FLAT TOLL OF $3 WHILE THE AIRPORT TUNNEL IS TOLL-FREE.
THE AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC AT LION ROCK TUNNEL AND ABERDEEN TUNNEL IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR WAS 85 504 AND 38 673 VEHICLES RESPECTIVELY.
FROM NEXT MONDAY, BOTH LION ROCK TUNNEL AND ABERDEEN
TWO EACH FOR TUNNEL WILL HAVE FOUR +EXACT PAYMENT+ LANES -- SOUTHBOUND AND NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC.
PROMINI, BLUE