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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1989
WOULD
FLEXIBLY TO
ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES, MR MAK SAID THE GOVERNMENT
CO-ORDINATION POLICY CONTINUE TO APPLY THE INTER-MODAL
MEET CHANGING TRANSPORT DEMANDS AND DEVELOPMENTS.
IN HE SAID THAT
VIEW OF PUBLIC
FOR DEMAND
UP-MARKET
ΤΟ WOULD CONTINUE SERVICES,
ENCOURAGE THE THE GOVERNMENT
BOTII IN TERMS OF QUALITY COMPANIES TO IMPROVE THEIR SERVICES QUANTITY,
BUS
BUS
AND
MAK
SAID THIS WAS
AN
OF ROAD
MR USE, ON THE MANAGEMENT ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF HONG KONG'S TRANSPORT STRATEGY.
ENGINEERING MEASURES WOULD BE
MODERN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND APPLIED TO MAXIMISE THE USE OF ROAD SPACE.
THE UPGRADED COMPUTERISED AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM WOULD EXPANDED TO COVER THE NEW TOWNS.
PLANS FOR BUILDING HILLSIDE ESCALATORS LINKING AND CENTRAL WERE BEING FINALISED.
BE
THE MID-LEVELS
ΤΟ MINIMISE TRAFFIC AND ROAD
MEASURES WOULD CONTINUE TO BE INTRODUCED DISRUPTIONS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE VEHICLES, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS MAINTENANCE AND UTILITY WORKS.
PRIORITY WOULD BE GIVEN TO BUSES PRIORITY SCHEME AS THEY WERE THE MOST VEHICLES.
THROUGH DUS LANES AND BUS EFFICIENT AND ESSENTIAL ROAD
THE
OR
NUMBER OF VEHICLES OR MR MAK SAID IF THE GROWTH IN THE
BY THE SECOND COMPREHENSIVE NUMBER OF TRIPS TURNED OUT AS FORECAST
ΤΟ
THE REGULATE
OF VEHICLES TRANSPORT STUDY, MEASURES VEHICLE TRIPS WOULD HAVE TO BE INTRODUCED.
NUMBER
WAS MEASURES
AIMED AT ONE OF THE
MANAGING THE DEMAND IN CONGESTED AREAS SUCH AS IN THE TUNNELS BY ADJUSTING TUNNEL TOLLS.
IN
A CONTINUING HE SAID CONGESTION AT TUNNELS WAS EXPECTED TO BE PROBLEM IN THE NEXT DECADE IN VIEW OF THE ANTICIPATED RAPID GROWTH TRIPS BETWEEN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND KOWLOON, AND ACROSS THE HARBOUR.
VEHICLES.
ANOTHER MEASURE WAS TO MANAGE
THE USAGE AND THE
NUMBER OF
ΤΟ MEANS
ENCOURAGE
WOULD BE INCREASING FURL TAX
A USEFUL MOTORISTS TO REDUCE NON-ESSENTIAL TRIPS.
MAIN
QUOTAS AND VEHICLE OWNERSHIP TAXES WERE THE MANAGING THE GROWTH IN THE VEHICLE FLEET SUCH AS TAXIS, BUSES, PRIVATE CARS AND LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES.
OPTIONS FOR PUBLIC LIGHT
SAID
TO
TAKE
MR MAK
THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED MANAGEMENT MEASURES FLEXIBLY AND INTERVALS
ACCOUNT OF CHANGING DEVELOPMENTS.
INTENTION WAS
то REVIEW
TRANSPORT
ΤΟ
APPLY IT AT REGULAR AND DEMANDS
THE
"THE GOVERNMENT WILL MONITOR VERY CAREFULLY THE GROWTH RATE
INTRODUCING ANY OF VEHICLES AND THE LEVEL OF CONGESTION BEFORE PROPOSED MEASURES, HE ADDED.
OF
THE
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