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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1989
THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED INDIVIDUALLY AND THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN REQUESTED TO COLLECT THEIR PERMITS FROM THE MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF THE ABERDEEN MARKET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
HE SAID THAT MANY FISH BUYERS WERE FOUND CARRYING VARIOUS TYPES OF HAND HOOKS IN THE MARKET AND THESE WOULD BE BANNED AS FROM THE SAME DATE BECAUSE OF THEIR POTENTIAL THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF THE MARKET USERS.
"IN SEVERAL INCIDENTS, THIS TOOL WAS USED AS A WEAPON BY UNDESIRABLE ELEMENTS TO THREATEN LEGITIMATE FISH BUYERS, MR CHEUNG ADDED.
EXTENSIVE CONSULTATIONS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT WITH BOTH BUYERS AND FISHERMEN AND THEY HAVE EXPRESSED FULL SUPPORT FOR THESE MEASURES.
THE ABERDEEN WHOLESALE FISH MARKET'S DAILY THROUGHPUT IS ABOUT 75 TONNES, CATERING MAINLY FOR THE POPULATION OF HONG KONG ISLAND,
TSUEN WAN AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL FEASIBILITY STUDY
(WEDNESDAY)
THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR JAMES 80, TODAY SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CONSULTANT FIRM TO CARRY OUT A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE INTRODUCTION OF AN AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) SYSTEM IN TSUEN WAN.
THE PROPOSED SYSTEM WILL BE CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING OVER 100 TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI AND WILL INCLUDE AN ASSOCIATED CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.
MR SO SAID THAT THE ATC SYSTEM IN KOWLOON HAS BEEN PROVED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN REGULATING TRAFFIC IN THE MAIN ROADS AND BUSY
JUNCTIONS.
THE SECOND ATC SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THE NORTHERN SHORE OF HONG KONG ISLAND IS NEARING COMPLETION AND IS UNDERGOING TESTING. IT WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED LATER THIS YEAR.
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT BELIEVES THAT THE INCREASING TRAFFIC IN THE TSUEN WAN AREAS CAN BE BETTER REGULATED WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF A COMPUTERISED ATC SYSTEM, MR SO SAID.
IF IMPLEMENTED, THE PROPOSED SYSTEM INSTALLED IN A NEW TOWN.
SYSTEM WILL BE THE FIRST ATC
THE NINE-MONTE
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