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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11,

1992

CONTAINER PORT PARKING PROBLEM TO BE RELIEVED

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THE

BE

SHOULD PARKING PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTAINER PORT

WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF RELIEVED OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS

HECTARES OF

LAND, BACK-UP TERMINALS 8 AND 9, WHICH WILL HAVE 52

INCLUDING SPACE FOR HEAVY GOODS VEHICLE PARKING,

FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL THE

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY LEUNG, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LI WAH-MING IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HE SAID MAKING THE AVAILABILITY OF FIXED LICENSING REQUIREMENT FOR HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES AND WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE.

PARKING SPACES A CONTAINER TRUCKS

"INSTEAD, THE ADMINISTRATION IS CONCENTRATING ON INCREASING THE SUPPLY OF PARKING SPACES AS A BETTER SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

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MR LEUNG SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD PLANNED TO PROVIDE ABOUT 2,000 PARKING SPACES FOR HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES IN THE COMING YEAR,

"CONTAINER TERMINAL OPERATORS HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED TO SPACES WITHIN THEIR TERMINALS FOR OVERNIGHT PARKING, AND ONE

HE ADDED. HAS ALREADY AGREED TO DESIGNATE 300 SUCH SPACES,

PROVIDE OPERATOR

ENFORCEMENT ACTION CAUSED TRAFFIC

MR LEUNG SAID THE POLICE INVARIABLY TOOK

WHERE THIS ILLEGAL PARKING, PARTICULARLY AGAINST CONGESTION OR POSED A DANGER TO PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER ROAD USERS.

WHERE "THEY INTENSIFY ENFORCEMENT MEASURES IN BLACKSPOT AREAS

RESOURCES AND OTHER THEIR MANPOWER WITH COMMENSURATE

POSSIBLE, PRIORITIES,

"CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO RAISING THE LEVEL PENALTY FINES FOR ILLEGAL PARKING AND OTHER OFFENCES,

OF FIXED

T

HE ADDED.

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STOP LIST SYSTEM FUNCTIONS WELL

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LIST

THE GOVERNMENT SEES NO REASON TO CHANGE THE PRESENT STOP

SUCCESSFULLY IN THE SYSTEM WHICH OPERATES LAWFULLY, FLEXIBLY AND

THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR PURSUIT AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS,

TODAY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE

SECURITY, (WEDNESDAY).

MR IAN

STRACHAN,

TOLD

THE

IP SIK-ON. SIMON

MR IN A REPLY ΤΟ A QUESTION BY THE HON

LEAVING HONG KONG BY STRACHAN SAID THE ONLY PEOPLE STOPPED WHEN

STOP LIST IMMIGRATION OFFICERS BECAUSE OF THEIR NAMES BEING ON THE

ARREST, WERE PEOPLE ACTUALLY SUBJECT TO ARREST WARRANTS OR IMMEDIATE

EITHER LOCALLY OR THROUGH OR WHO WERE REASONABLY SUSPECTED

OF TRYING

EVADE THE DUE

INTERNATIONAL

PROCESS OF LAW.

INTERPOL

NOTIFICATION,

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