THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1987
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TAC TO VIEW LION ROCK TUNNEL NO-TOLL EXPERIMENT
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THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) THE WILL VISIT LION ROCK TUNNEL ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 23) TO OBSERVE EFFECTS OF THE ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND NO-TOLL EXPERIMENT AT THE TUNNEL.
SECRETARY THE
FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHARL
AND LEUNG, COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR JAMES SO, WILL ALSO BE PRESENT.
THE
THE EXPERIMENT, TO BE IMPLEMENTED FOR FOUR WEEKS FROM FLOW THROUGH THE NOVEMBER 23, IS DESIGNED TO ASSESS WHETHER TRAFFIC TUNNEL CAN BE IMPROVED.
MEMBERS WILL VIEW THE SITUATION FROM THE TUNNEL CONTROL ROOM.
DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS, THEY WILL BE BRIEFED BY MR 30 AND BY THE
MR HAROLD BEATON, ON TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES IMPLEMENTED EXPERIMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS TO TAI PO ROAD.
DURING THE
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT. A PRESS COACH
BR WILL AND FROM THE LION ROCK AVAILABLE TO TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO TUNNEL. IT WILL LEAVE FROM THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES CARPARK AT 7.30 AM ON MONDAY.
BEFORE LEAVING FOR A TOUR OF THE WATERLOO ROAD AND CORNWALL STREET AREA TO ASSESS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS
THERE, THE TAC CHAIRMAN, A SHORT MISS MARIA TAM, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR
INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESS IN THE CARPARK OF THE TUNNEL CONTROL BUILDING.
WEEKEND SEMINAR FOR SAFETY OFFICERS
COMMERCIAL
MORE THAN 150 PRACTISING SAFETY OFFICERS IN THE SECTOR WILL ATTEND A TWO-DAY RESIDENTIAL SEMINAR IN MACAU THIS WERKEND.
THE EVENT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ASSOCIATION (HKOSHA), HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ASSOCIATION (HKISA), MACAU LABOUR DEPARTMENT, AND THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE DIVISION OF LABOUR DEPARTMENT WITH THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE SHELL COMPANY OF HONG KONG LTD.
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