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MR CHAMBERS ALSO SAID THESE SCREENING TESTS WERE CARRIED OUT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION, LEAGUE OF RED CROSS SOCIETIES AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION.
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"IMPORTED BLOOD PRODUCTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED THE PHARMACY AND POISONS REGULATIONS BEFORE THEY CAN BE SOLD IN HONG KONG.
"SUCH REGISTRATION IS CONDITIONAL UPON SIMILAR TYPES OF SCREENING AND ASSURANCES OF QUALITY CONTROL BY THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES IN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF THE PRODUCT," MR CHAMBERS ADDED.
WAYS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC BEFORE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL COMPLETES
ROAD PROJECTS COSTING MORE THAN $3 BILLION AND PLANS то INCREASE THE CAPCITY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT FACILITIES ARE IN HAND TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW AND COMMUTER MOVEMENTS BETWEEN NORTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES AND KOWLOON BEFORE THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL COMPLETION, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HION MICHAEL LEUNG, (WEDNESDAY).
SAID TODAY
LEGISLATIVE
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MARIA TAM IN THE COUNCIL MEETING, MR LEUNG SAID THE POPULATION OF THE MAJOR NEW TOWNS IN NORTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES WAS ESTIMATED ΤΟ INCREASE FROM THE PRESENT LEVEL OF 689,000 TO 856,000 WHEN THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL OPENED IN LATE 1991.
THE NUMBER OF VEHICULAR TRIPS IN THE CORRIDOR PERIODS WAS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY 37 PER CENT IN 1991 LEVELS.
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A NUMBER OF ROAD PROJECTS WERE IN HAND TO MEET THE EXPECTED GROWTH, MR LEUNG SAID.
THE LINK ROAD CONNECTING MA ON SHAN AND NAI CHUNG ROAD, то BE COMPLETED IN AUGUST THIS YEAR, WOULD ENABLE TRAFFIC то BY-PASS LION ROCK TUNNEL AND RE-ROUTE THROUGH SAL KUNG TO KOWLOON VIA HIRAM'S HIGHWAY AND CLEARWATER BAY ROAD.
THE COMPLETION OF ROUTE 5 FROM SHA TIN TO WIDENING OF TAI PO ROAD TO THREE LANES BY THE RELIEVE SUBSTANTIALLY TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THE
TSUEN WAN AND THE END OF 1989 WOULD CORRIDOR, HE SAID.
IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 10 PER CENT OF VEHICLES IN THE CORRIDOR WOULD USE ROUTE 6 FOR TRIPS TO TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG.
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