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SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1991
THE SPOKESMAN SAID COMPLAINTS ABOUT ROAD CONGESTION INCREASED BY FIVE PER CENT TO 172 CASES, 45 ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 81 IN KOWLOON, 42 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND FOUR IN TUNNELS OR OTHER AREAS.
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING то ROAD CONGESTION INCLUDED ENGINEERING MATTERS, VEHICLE OBSTRUCTION AND ROAD WORKS.
TRAFFIC
COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES DROPPED FROM 195 CASES TO 140 OR BY 28 PER CENT.
THE MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN INCLUDED PHASING OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND TRAFFIC LANE ARRANGEMENT, AND ADDITION OF TRAFFIC SIGNS AND AIDS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE MAINTENANCE OF ROADS DECREASED BY 32 PER CENT FROM 150 CASES TO 102 CASES.
WERE DEFECTIVE ROAD SURFACES,
THE MAJOR AREAS OF COMPLAINTS FAULTY TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND DAMAGED TRAFFIC SIGNS OR AIDS.
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT CASES STOOD AT 346, ONE CASE MORE THAN THE NUMBER RECORDED IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.
FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION
THESE WERE RELATED MAINLY TO REQUESTS AGAINST ILLEGAL PARKING AND MOTORISTS FAILING TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC REGULATIONS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
LOCAL PLAYWRIGHTS RECOGNISED
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LOCAL PLAYWRIGHTS WITH A FLAIR FOR ORIGINAL SCRIPT WRITING HAD THEIR TALENTS AND SKILL RECOGNISED AT A COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CFPA) AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCRIPTS PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY HELD AT THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, DR WANG GUNGWU, SAID THE SCRIPT WRITING COMPETITION WAS LAUNCHED IN LAST SEPTEMBER WITH AN AIM TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG AND UPCOMING PLAYWRIGHTS AND TO PROMOTE ORIGINAL SCRIPT WRITING IN HONG KONG.
HE SAID A TOTAL OF 19 SCRIPTS WHICH HAD BEEN AWARDED PRIZES IN OTHER COMPETITIONS OR PERFORMANCES WERE RECEIVED.
"AS A RESULT OF THE ENCOURAGING RESPONSE, THE COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING ORGANISING A SIMILAR EVENT THIS YEAR," DR WANG SAID.
SCHOOL
FOUR SCRIPTS WERE AWARDED PRIZES IN THE OPEN SECTION AND THREE OTHERS WON THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PRIZES IN THE SECONDARY SECTION.
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