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WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1991

MR POON WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT HE CONSIDERED THE HIGH PRICING POLICY IN THE SALE AND LETTING OF CAR PARKING SPACES IN HEIGHTS, AND THAT SIMILAR INCIDENTS MIGHT OCCUR IN OTHER RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

BRACON PRIVATE

IMPOSED

MR LEWIS SAID SINCE OCTOBER 1987 THE GOVERNMENT HAD GUIDELINES ON NEW DMC LIMITING THE INITIAL PERIOD OF MANAGEMENT BY THE FIRST MANAGER TO NOT EXCEEDING TWO YEARS.

HE NOTED THAT NO PROVISION IN THE DMC WAS NOW PERMITTED WHICH WOULD EXCLUDE THE OPERATION OF MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS (OWNERS INCORPORATION) ORDINANCE ΤΟ PREVENT OWNERS FORMING AN OWNERS CORPORATION, AS WAS CURRENTLY THE CASE WITH THE DMC OF BEACON HEIGHTS.

HE SAID THE SELLING AND LETTING OF CARPARKING SPACES IN PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS WAS A MATTER FOR THE DEVELOPER.

"AS LONG AS THE DEVELOPER DOES NOT

UNLAWFUL, SAID.

DO ANYTHING WHICH IS THE GOVERNMENT HAS LITTLE CAUSE TO INTERVENE,

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MR LEWIS

GOVERNMENT MEASURES TO RELIEVE MTR CONGESTION

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ADDITIONAL MEASURES

ARE BEING

MASS

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TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT ENSURE THE PROVISION OF ALTERNATIVE AND CHEAPER MODES OF TRANSPORT RELIEVE THE CONGESTION ALONG THE

TRANSIT RAILWAY NATHAN ROAD CORRIDOR DURING PEAK HOURS,

SECRETARY FOR

THE TRANSPORT,

HON MICHAEL LEUNG, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE

SELINA

CHOW, MR LEUNG KOWLOON AND

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MRS SAID TWO NEW AIR-CONDITIONED, EXPRESS BUS ROUTES BETWEEN CENTRAL WERE PLANNED.

THE FIRST ROUTE,

TARGETTED AT COMMUTERS

USING THE MTR AT

PRINCE EDWARD AND MONG KOK STATIONS, WAS INTRODUCED ON MAY 13.

SOUTH-BOUND PASSENGERS USING THIS SERVICE ENJOYED A DISCOUNT DURING THE MORNING PEAK.

A SIMILAR DISCOUNT WAS ALSO OFFERED TO BUS PASSENGERS WHO TWO EXISTING CROSS-HARBOUR ROUTES OPERATING ALONG THE NATHAN ROAD, LEUNG SAID.

USRD

MR

THE SECOND ROUTE, TO BE INTRODUCED IN MID JUNE, A DIRECT LINK FROM THE PODIUM (KCR) HUNG HOM STATION TO CENTRAL.

LEVEL

OF THE

KOWLOON-CANTON

WOULD PROVIDE RAILWAY

THIS WAS INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE CENTRAL-BOUND KCR PASSENGERS BY-PASS THE MTR INTERCHANGE AT KOWLOON TONG.

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MR LEỤNG SAID CONCURRENTLY, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SPEED UP THE MOVEMENT OF BUSES HEADING TOWARDS THE CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL ALONG NATHAN ROAD OR CHATHAM ROAD WERE IN HAND.

MEASURES

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/THESE INCLUDED

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