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TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1989
FOR THE THE
RECOMMENDATIONS COMMITTEE'S APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DECISION.
FARE
INCREASE
FOR A FINAL
TAXI
LANTAU
ROAD, THE
AFTER CAREFUL STUDY OF VARIOUS PROPOSALS FROM THE ASSOCIATION TO ALLOW LANTAU TAXIS TO OPERATE ON NGONG PING TAC DECIDED THAT THEY COULD NOT ACCEPT THEM FOR SAFETY REASONS.
PROVISION
OF
TRAFFIC
DIFFERENT MEMBERS
ON SIGNALS ON THE PROPOSED
ROAD TO AVOID HEAD-ON COLLISIONS, SECTIONS OF NGONG PING
TIME WOULD BE REQUIRED TO NOTED THAT AN UNACCEPTABLY LONG CYCLE
LONG
THE SECTIONS OF REGULATE ONE-WAY TRAFFIC ON TWO CONSIDERABLY ROAD.
THE RISK THIS WOULD CREATE DRIVER WAS TEMPTED TO THE JUMP LIGHT.
OF COLLISION
IF
ANY IMPATIENT
WERE
NOT LONG ENOUGH ANTICIPATED INCREASE
MOREOVER, THE SINGLE-LANE SECTIONS
THE ACCOMMODATE QUEUING TRAFFIC IN VIEW OF TRAFFIC FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE BIG BUDDHA STATUE.
TO OPERATE ON THE SUGGESTION THAT TAXIS BE ALLOWED PING ROAD FROM MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS, MEMBERS CONSIDERED THAT PING ACCESS ROAD WAS NOT YET OF A STANDARD TO ACCOMMODATE
TRAFFIC TRAFFIC AND THAT AN INCREASE CONFLICT OF HEAD-ON DANGER TO BUSES AS WELL AS PEDESTRIANS AS THE ROAD AS A FOOTPATH FOR ACCESS TO PO LIN MONASTERY.
ΤΟ IN
NOONG ON THE NGONG ADDITIONAL
MIGHT POSE WAS ALSO SERVING
TAC ALSO DID
NOT 20
THE ACCEPT
PERMITS SPECIAL
LANTAU
TAXI ASSOCIATION'S TO THE ASSOCIATION
NGONG PING AT
FOR SUGGESTION OF ISSUING CONTROL THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TAXIS GAINING ACCESS TO ANY ONE TIME.
THAT IT
WAS UNDESIRABLE
TO
ALLOW
A ΤΑΧΙ
FELT MEMBERS ASSOCIATION TO CONTROL THE USE OF PERMITS ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT.
SHOULD BE
ALLOWED
THE COMMITTEE AGREED THAT LANTAU TAXIS REACH NGONG PING AFTER THE ACCESS ROAD WAS WIDENED AND MADE SAFE.
MEMBERS NOTED THAT DETAILED
DESIGN
то
OF THE ROAD WIDENING STARTING CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT WAS ALREADY UNDER WAY, WITH A VIEW TO LATER THIS YEAR AND COMPLETING IT BY LATE 1990 OR EARLY 1991.
ASSOCIATED
WITH ROAD
SURFACES CONCEALED
AND
THE TAC WAS ALSO
ON BRIEFED
PROBLEMS
OPENINGS IN HONG KONG.
MEMBERS NOTED THAT CARRIAGEWAY AND FOOTWAY
A MAZE OF CABLES, PIPES AND UPGRADING FROM TIME TO TIME.
MAINTENANCE WHICH REQUIRED DUCTS,
THE HIGHWAYS EXISTING ROADS,
IN ADDITION TO THE PROBLEM OF UTILITY OPERATIONS
AND RECONSTRUCT DEPARTMENT ALSO NEEDED TO MAINTAIN AND THESE WORKS WOULD ALSO OCCUPY ROAD SURFACES.
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