TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1993
"I
SPECTACULAR
OUR OF INCREASE IN
HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE ATTRACTIVE DESIGNS OF MANY SPECIAL STAMPS ACCOUNT PARTLY FOR THIS PHILATELIC REVENUE," HE SAID.
HONG
ALSO RESPONSIBLE IS THE UPSURGE IN SPECULATIVE DEMAND FOR KONG STAMPS WHICH HAS BEEN PART OF A SPECULATIVE BOOM IN STAMPS ISSUED IN THIS REGION.
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HE SAID HE WAS REGRETTED THAT THE CURRENT
NOT ALLOW THE POST OFFICE TO PROVIDE DID SERVICE BECAUSE OF THE ENORMOUS ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRIBUTION WORK INVOLVED.
STRAIN
A
ON
FULL PACKAGING
STAFF ADVANCE
AND
HE SAID A MAJOR PHILATELIC EXHIBITION WOULD BE HELD KONG IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR.
IN HONG
RELIEF MEASURES FOR NATHAN ROAD CORRIDOR
TODAY
THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) WAS BRIEFED (TUESDAY) ON A STUDY RECOMMENDING MEASURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION THIS SUMMER TO RELIEVE THE MTR NATHAN ROAD CORRIDOR CONGESTION.
HOUR
TAC MEMBERS NOTED THAT THE STUDY FORECASTED THAT THE PEAK MTR PASSENGER FLOW ALONG THE YAU MA TEI - JORDAN LINK WOULD REACH CURRENT 87,000 PER HOUR PER DIRECTION BY 1996. THIS IS WELL ABOVE THE ACCEPTABLE LIMIT OF 75,000.
THE MTRC PLANS TO IMPROVE THE SIGNALLING, VENTILATION AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WITH A VIEW TO INCREASING THE ACCEPTABLE LIMIT TO 80,000 BY 1994. BUT THIS IS STILL BELOW THE FORECAST OF 87,000 PASSENGER FLOW IN 1996.
THE STUDY RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING RELIEF MEASURES:
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IMPROVEMENTS TO BUS SERVICES FROM WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES AND NORTH KOWLOON TO URBAN KOWLOON AND TO FERRY SERVICES FROM TUEN MUN, TSUEN WAN AND TSING YI TO TSIM SHA TSUI HONG KONG ISLAND.
AND
KCR TO INTRODUCE DISCOUNT FARE FOR "TRAIN AND BUS" RIDE FOR PASSENGERS WHO CHANGE AT KOWLOON STATION;
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ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES TO MAKE THE STATION A MORE ATTRACTIVE INTERCHANGE FOR TSIM KOWLOON TSUI/HONG KONG ISLAND-BOUND PASSENGERS;
KCR
SHA
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ADDITIONAL BUS PRIORITY MEASURES BETWEEN TSUEN WAN/MEI AND YAU MA TEI AS WELL AS ON THE HUNG HOM APPROACH CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL.
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