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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1991
EARLIER, MRS WONG HAD EXPLAINED THE FUNDAMENTAL GOVERNING THE PLANNING AND CONTROL OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE.
PRINCIPLE
BE
NO
THE
SHE SAID THE GROWTH RATE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME SHOULD GREATER THAN THE TREND GROWTH RATE OF THE ECONOMY, AS MEASURED BY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP).
THE FORECAST TREND GROWTH RATE OF GDP HAS BEEN REVISED FROM 5.5 PER CENT TO FIVE PER CENT.
GUIDELINE GROWTH RATES IN
REAL
TERMS FOR THE ACCORDINGLY, RECURRENT AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FROM 4.5 PER CENT AND 7.5 PER CENT PER ANNUM TO FOUR PER CENT AND SEVEN PER ANNUM RESPECTIVELY FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
CENT PER
THIS, QUITE CLEARLY
"CUTS", MRS WONG SAID.
DOES NOT MEAN
THAT OVERALL
THERE
ARE
BUS PRIORITY MEASURES FOR TSING YI
BEEN
YI
INFORMED
INTRODUCED AT TSING TWO BUS PRIORITY MEASURES HAVE SOUTH BRIDGE, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR
OTHER
FOR
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON LEE WING-TAT, LEUNG SAID THE TRANSPORT
WAS ALSO CONSIDERING DEPARTMENT
AT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES AIMED
IMPROVING CONDITIONS VEHICLES, INCLUDING BUSES, IN THE VICINITY OF TSING YI SOUTH BRIDGE.
THE
BUS PRIORITY
MEASURES
ALL
BUS-ONLY WUI ROAD TSING YI ROAD
INTRODUCED ARE THE TSING YI HEUNG SZE RIGHT-HAND TURN FROM
RIGHT-HAND TURN FROM THE BRIDGE INTO
NORTHBOUND, AND THE
BUS-ONLY
NORTHBOUND ONTO THE BRIDGE.
THESE ARRANGEMENTS OPERATE FROM 7 AM
TO 7 PM
DAILY,
EXCEPT
SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
ΤΟ INTRODUCE BUS
BUS TO
MR LEUNG EXPLAINED THAT IN DECIDING WHETHER PRIORITY SCHEME, CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN TO THE EXTENT TO WHICH SERVICES WERE BEING DELAYED AS A RESULT OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS THAT SUCH SCHEMES MIGHT HAVE ON OTHER ROAD USERS.
SCHEMES TERRITORY-WIDE, AT PRESENT, THERE ARE 98 BUS PRIORITY COMPRISING 77 BUS ONLY LANES, 11 BUS GATES, AND 10 BUS ONLY TURNING.
TIME
"THESE MEASURES HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN SAVING TRAVELLING FOR BUS PASSENGERS AND REDUCING THE OPERATING COSTS OF BUS SERVICES."
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