THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1992
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STATEMENT ON THREE TUNNEL FRANCHISES
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IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES ABOUT A MEETING BETWEEN SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF UNITED DEMOCRATS OF HONG KONG TODAY THURSDAY) ON THE SUGGESTION COMBINE THE THREE TUNNEL FRANCHISES, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID:
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**TERMINATING THE EXISTING FRANCHISES FOR CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL AND EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING, WHICH ARE EMBODIED IN STATUTES, WILL HAVE SERIOUS LEGAL AND COMMERCIAL IMPLICATIONS.
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COMBINED FRANCHISE WILL CREATE A MONOPOLY IN THE OPERATION STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT ROUTES WHICH IS NOT IN THE PUBLIC
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REMAINS GOVERNMENT'S AIM TO IMPLEMENT THE WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING AS A STAND ALONE 'BUILD, OPERATE AND TRANSFER' PROJECT.
"DISCUSSIONS ARE ONGOING WITH THE TENDERER.
"IT IS PREMATURE TO SPECULATE ON THE OUTCOME OF DISCUSSION WITH THE TENDERER."
AIR QUALITY REPORT FOR OCTOBER RELEASED
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY (THURSDAY) RELEASED AIR QUALITY INFORMATION FOR OCTOBER OBTAINED AT ITS MONG KOK, CENTRAL/WESTERN AND KWAI CHUNG MONITORING STATIONS.
THE REPORTED AIR POLLUTANTS
INCLUDE SULPHUR DIOXIDE (SO2) AND ARE MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY PARTICULATES (TSP) AND WHICH ARE SAMPLED FOR 24
NITROGEN DIOXIDE (NO2) WHICH ROUND-THE-CLOCK, AND TOTAL SUSPENDED RESPIRABLE SUSPENDED PARTICULATES (RSP) HOURS EVERY SIX DAYS.
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THESE AIR POLLUTANTS MAINLY COME FROM COMBUSTION OF INDUSTRIAL PLANTS AND MOTOR VEHICLES ENGINES. TSP AND RSP ARE ALSO GENERATED BY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND SOME MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, AS WELL AS NATURAL SOURCES.
THE GASEOUS POLLUTANT LEVELS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER WERE IN GENERAL ACCEPTABLE.
HOWEVER, DRY WEATHER AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY DUST LEVELS WHICH WERE HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
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AND AN EXCERDANCE OF THE DAILY AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVE FOR SUSPENDED PARTICULATES WAS RECORDED IN MONG KOK ON OCTOBER 24.
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