THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1988
PROPER LOADING OF GOODS VEHICLES A MUST
OPERATORS AND DRIVERS OF
AS
GOODS VEHICLES SHOULD ENSURE THAT WITH BADLY LOADED
GOODS VEHICLES PROPERLY THEIR VEHICLES ARE
TUNNELS, A DISTRIBUTED GOODS WILL BE REFUSED ENTRY TO THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SINCE JUNE THIS YEAR, STAFF AT THE THREE
THE LION ROCK TUNNEL,
TUNNELS OPERATED BY AIRFURT TUNNEL AND VEHICLES USING
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ABERDEEN TUNNEL HAVE STEPPED UP INSPECTION OF GOODS THE TUNNELS AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORT TO CRACK DOWN ON LOADED AND OVERLOADED VEHICLES.
BADLY
JUNE AND ABOUT 13 GOODS VEHICLES PER DAY WERE INSPECTED SINCE
BE UNSAFELY A TOTAL NUMBER OF 156 GOODS VEHICLES WHICH WERE FOUND TO
WERE REFUSED ENTRY TO THE LOADED, OVERLOADED OR POORLY MAINTAINED TUNNELS.
CARRYING
HAVE BEEN PROSECUTED BY SO FAR, SEVEN GOODS VEHICLE DRIVERS
FOR DEPARTMENT THE TRANSPORT *THE
UNIT OF PROSECUTIONS INSECURE LOADS IN THE TUNNEL AREAS AND FINED BY THE COURT.
UP TO NOW, 744 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS WHICH OCCURRED IN AREAS INVOLVED GOODS VEHICLES.
THE TUNNEL
CAN BE
FOR DANGEROUS EXTREMELY "AS BADLY DISTRIBUTED LOADS
OTHER ROAD USERS, DRIVERS AND WORKERS IN THE VEHICLES AS WELL AS TO
THAT THEIR ENSURE SHOULD DRIVERS AND GOODS VEHICLE OPERATORS VEHICLES ARE PROPERLY LOADED,
"
THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
OF LOADING, THE
TRANSPORT
DEPARTMENT
TO PROMOTE THE SAFETY
AN PUBLISHED A CODE OF PRACTICE FOR LOADING OF VEHICLES IN SEPTEMBER.
HELD TO FURTHER EXHIBITION ON SAFE LOADING OF VEHICLES WILL ALSO BE PUBLICISE THE SAFETY RULES TO PEOPLE ENGAGED IN THE TRADE.
THE HELD
THE EXHIBITION, ORGANISED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WITH ASSISTANCE OF THE GOODS VEHICLE OPERATORS' ASSOCIATIONS, WILL BE
AT THE DEPARTMENT'S BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM THIS SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 20) VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRE IN KOWLOON BAY.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE
AND THE LEGISLATIVE OF THE
COUNCIL
MR ΤΑΙ CHIN-WAH,
ADVISORY TRANSPORT
MEMBER COMMITTEE, AND THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR JAMES SO.
THE
PROGRAMME DAY'S
WILL INCLUDE SLIDE-VISUAL
THE DISPLAY
он DISPLAY
OF GOOD
VARIOUS
AND
BAD
CORRECTLY LOADED VEHICLES, LOADING PRACTICE AND DISPLAY STANDS.
SHORT INFORMAL TALKS ON SAFE LOADING WILL BE GIVEN BY
OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND POLICE.
OFFICERS
/POLICE OFFICERS