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MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1990

TRANSPORT WHITE PAPER ON DB COMMITTEE AGENDA

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BRIEF MEMBERS OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE ON THE WHITE PAPER "MOVING INTO THE 21ST CENTURY", AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

DISCUSSION

WILL FOCUS ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE WHITE PAPER

ON THE TERRITORY'S FUTURE TRANSPORT POLICY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE TO BE HELD TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM, THIRD FLOOR, TUEN MUN GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 1 TUEN HI ROAD, TUEN MUN.

THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM.

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WAN CHAI TRAFFIC STUDY COMMISSIONED

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS COMMISSIONED A DISTRICT-WIDE TRANSPORT STUDY IN WAN CHAI WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF DETERMINING IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES.

THE $3 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE STUDY WAS SIGNED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR PANG HAU CHUNG, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF MVA CONSULTANCY.

THE STUDY COVERS THE WHOLE OF WAN CHAI WHICH EXTENDS FROM QUEENSWAY TO LAI TAK, CHUEN AND FROM THE HARBOUR COASTLINE TO WONG

NAI CHUNG GAP. IT WILL COMMENCE NEXT MONTH AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE

IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES WILL

COVER

NEW

TRANSPORT

AND PUBLIC

INFRASTRUCTURE, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES TRANSPORT OPERATIONS.

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