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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1988
THE ADDITIONAL LANE ON TAI PO ROAD WOULD PROVIDE AN EXTRA CAPACITY FOR 1,500 VEHICLES PER HOUR AND SHOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC.
THE COMPLETION OF ROAD T6 ACROSS THE SHING MUN RIVER LINKING TOLO HIGHWAY WITH MA ON SHAN ROAD IN 1990 WOULD PROVIDE A SHORTER ROUTE BEFORE THE OPENING OF TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL FROM TOLO HIGHWAY TO KOWLOON VIA THE MA ON SHAN NAI CHUNG LINK ROAD.
MR LEUNG SAID THAT APART FROM THESE CONSULTANCY STUDY WAS BEING CARRIED OUT TO TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES.
HIGHWAY PROJECTS, A CONSIDER SHORT TERM
"THE FIRST PART OF THE STUDY HAD BERN COMPLETED AND ESTABLISHED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TIDAL FLOW SCHEME AND THE USE OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW THROUGH THE LION ROCK TUNNEL..
"THESE HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED ON WEEKDAYS SINCE MID-JANUARY AND HAVE RESULTED IN AN 11 PER CENT INCREASE IN TUNNEL CAPACITY IN THE MORNING PEAK HOURS.
THE SECOND AND FINAL PART OF THE STUDY INCLUDING OTHER IMPROVEMENT MEASURES WOULD BE COMPLETED IN APRIL.
MR LEUNG POINT OUT THAT A KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF ALL THESE MEASURES WAS TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT.
"TO THIS END, THE 'BUS ONLY' LÅNE ON LION WILL BE EXTENDED VIA HUNG MUI KUK ROAD TO CHE KUNG THIS YEAR.
ROCK TUNNEL ROAD MIU ROAD IN MAY
"THIS WILL FURTHER REDUCK THE JOURNEY TIMES OF KOWLOON BOUND BUSES IN THE PEAK HOURS.
TURNING TO THE DEMAND FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES, MR LEUNG SAID THAT AT PRESENT ABOUT 90 PER CENT OF THE PASSENGER TRIPS BETWEEN NORTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES AND KOWLOON WERE BY THE MAJOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT MODES, NAMELY BUSES AND THE RAILWAY.
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DAILY DEMAND FOR RAIL AND BUS SERVICES WAS ESTIMATED INCREASE BY 20 PER CENT AND 14 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY BETWERN NOW AND THE END OF 1991.
IN ANTICIPATION OF THE RAPID GROWTH IN PASSENGER DEMAND, THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION HAD ORDERED 25 ADDITIONAL SETS OF THREE-CAR UNITS. TEN OF THESE WERE ALREADY IN SERVICE AND THE REST BEFORE THE END OF AUGUST,
TOGETHER WITH MODIFICATIONS TO THE SEATING CAPACITY LAYOUT OF EXISTING TRAINS, A 75 PER CENT INCREASE IN THE SEATING CAPACITY WOULD BE ACHIEVED.
THE CORPORATION ..................