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MORE PROJECTS WERE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND MOST WOULD COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS. SUCH AS ROUTE 5 IN MARCH 1990. TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL AND THE KWUN TONG BYPASS BY MID-1991.
MR LEUNG SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS ALSO EXAMINING VARIOUS KOWLOON ROAD SCHEMES TO IMPROVE EAST-WEST TRAFFIC FLOW.
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THESE INCLUDED THE CORRIDORS ALONG LUNG CHEUNG ROAD AND CHING CHEUNG ROAD. BOUNDARY STREET AND PRINCE EDWARD ROAD. ARGYLE STREET AND WATERLOO ROAD, AND GASCOIGNE ROAD AND JORDAN ROAD.
"ON HONG KONG ISLAND. THE PROPOSED ROUTE 7 AND THE CENTRAL-WAN CHAI BYPASS WILL PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS EXPRESSWAY ALONG THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SHORES OF THE ISLAND."
TURNING TO THE PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE GREEN PAPER ON TRANSPORT POLICY, MR LEUNG SAID THE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR AN ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE WOULD BE INCORPORATED IN THE WHITE PAPER BEING DRAFTED.
THE POLICY INTENTIONS FOR BETTER CO-ORDINATION OF LAND USE AND TRANSPORT PLANNING TO REDUCE PRESSURE ON THE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES WOULD ALSO BE SET OUT.
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THE RELATIVE PRIORITY OF THE THREE PROPOSED RAIL PROJECTS, IDENTIFIED IN THE GREEN PAPER THE NORTH WEST NEW TERRITORIES LINK TO THE URBAN AREA. THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY EXTENSION TO TSEUNG KWAN O AND A THIRD CROSS-HARBOUR CROSSING WOULD BE FURTHER EXAMINED. TAKING FULL ACCOUNT OF THE AIRPORT RAILWAY.
ON THE CHOICE OF RAILWAY SYSTEM FOR FUTURE RAILWAY LINK. MR LEUNG SAID A RAIL DEVELOPMENT STUDY WOULD END OF NEXT YEAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER RAILWAY FEASIBILITY STUDY.
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"THIS OVERALL REVIEW REQUIREMENTS AND PRIORITIES FOR THE EARLIER," HE SAID.
BE UNDERTAKEN BEFORE THE THE COMPLETION OF THE AIRPORT
INCLUDE FUTURE RAIL FREIGHT THREE RAIL PROJECTS MENTIONED
AS REGARDS THE STRATEGY FOR EXPANDING AND IMPROVING PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES. MR LEUNG SAID THE GENERAL CONSENSUS WAS THAT THE MASS CARRIERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO FORM THE BACKBONE OF THE SYSTEM, MORE AND BETTER USE BE MADE OF THE OFF-STREET MODES. AND THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE IMPROVED.
THE INTER-MODAL CO-ORDINATION POLICY SHOULD ALLOW MORE FLEXIBILITY AND COMPETITION BETWEEN MODES AND ENCOURAGE INNOVATIVE SERVICES. COMMENTS ON THIS WOULD BE FULLY REFLECTED IN THE WHITE PAPER.
MR LEUNG SAID THAT PUBLIC RESPONSE ON MOST ENCOURAGING.
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT WAS
/THE PUBLIC