FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1989
17
THE
ABOUT BUS GATE ON
RECENTLY, NON-FRANCHISED BUS DRIVERS HAD COMPLAINED STRINGENT ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL USE OF THE THE CANAL ROAD FLYOVER.
THE TRANSPORT
DEPARTMENT
A HELD
WITH
THE PUBLIC
WHICH IT
WAS
OF
MEETING APRIL 19 DURING ON ASSOCIATION OPERATORS OMNIBUS EXPLAINED TO THE RESENTATIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION THAT IN THE LIGHT
INTEREST PREVAILING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, IT WOULD NOT BE IN THE PUBLIC TO OPEN THE BUS GATE TO NON-FRANCHISED BUSES AT THIS STAGE.
"AN ALTERNATIVE
ROUTE
WHICH
IS
RELATIVELY CROSS HARBOUR
FAST FOR TUNNEL 19
NON-FRANCHISED BUSES TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE THE BUS LANE ON GLOUCESTER ROAD WESTBOUND OUTSIDE EXCELSIOR HOTEL.
"THIS BUS LANE IS OPEN TO FRANCHISED AND NON-FRANCHISED BUSES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
**
EMPHASISED
ON
THE
CLEAR VERY WOULD DEFEAT
THAT THE LAW WAS THE SPOKESMAN TRAFFIC SIGNAGE AND THAT IT MUST BE ENFORCED OR IT PURPOSE OF THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES IMPOSED.
OF THE PUBLIC BE TOLERANT AND TO OBSERVE
THESE MEASURES WERE INTRODUCED FOR THE BENEFIT AT LARGE AND OTHER MOTORISTS WERE ASKED TO THE SIGNS PUT UP, HE SAID.
GATE AND
THE
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUOUSLY REVIEW THE SITUATION
BUS AT THE CAPACITY OF THE ROAD IN THE CONTEXT IMPLICATION TO OTHER ROAD USERS.
THAT
IT WAS ALSO SUGGESTED TO THE ASSOCIATION THAT IF IT FELT IT HAD A STRONG CASE, IT COULD PROVIDE SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS IN DETAIL ON NON-FRANCHISED THE PROHIBITION TO BACK UP ITS CASE FOR REMOVING BUSES USING THE BUS GATE.
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WOULD THEN REVIEW THE SITUATION IN THE LIGHT OF THE ARGUMENTS FORWARDED.
CHEUNG CHAU LOT TO BE SOLD BY TENDER
* * * *
THE BUILDINGS AND
DEPARTMENT LANDS
IS OFFERING
A SITE ON
CHEUNG CHAU FOR SALE BY TENDER.
GODOWN)
THE SITE, WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT 65 SQUARE METRES, IS LOCATED IN
(EXCLUDING NON-INDUSTRIAL KIN SAN LANE AND WILL BE USED FOR I'URPOSES.
THE BUILDING COVENANT REQUIRES A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF
BEFORE THAN 130 SQUARE METRES TO BE COMPLETED
ON OR
NOT LESS SEPTEMBER
30.
1991.
THE CLOSING