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FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1993
TO THE
HOUR,
AN LATEST STANDARDS TO
THE EXPRESSWAY, WITH A DESIGN SPEED OF 100 KILOMETRE IS PROVIDED WITH TRAFFIC AIDS DESIGNED ENSURE ROAD SAFETY.
REFLECTIVE ROAD STUDS HAVE BEEN USED FOR
AND AT NIGHT
IN FOUL WEATHER. TRAFFIC SIGN REFLECTIVE MATERIALS FOR IMPROVED VISIBILITY.
IMPROVED VISIBILITY
MADE FACES ARE
OF
THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN THE FORM OF BOX CULVERTS ACROSS THE ROAD AND CHANNELS ALONG THE ROAD SIDES WILL HELP REDUCE FLOODING RISK.
TO IMRPOVE SKID RESISTANCE, A 30 MILLIMETRE THICK POROUS BITUMINOUS FRICTION COURSE HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
TO
EMERGENCY TELEPHONES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AT REGULAR INTERVALS FACILITATE FAST RESPONSE TO VEHICLE BREAKDOWNS AND TRAFFIC
ACCIDENTS.
POLICE OBSERVATION PLATFORMS ARE LOCATIONS FOR USE BY THE TRAFFIC POLICE.
PROVIDED AT STRATEGIC
THE YUEN LONG HIGHWAY WILL TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
BE OPENED TO
TRAFFIC AT 10 AM
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AIRPORT IS A GOOD NEIGHBOUR
THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN APPLYING A SERIES OF MEASURES UNDER THE AIRCRAFT NOISE ORDINANCE TO MINIMISE NOISE DISTURBANCE AT NIGHT TO THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS SURROUNDING THE AIRPORT, THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, MR PETER LOK KUNG-NAM, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
MR LOK TOLD A GROUP OF VISITING KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TO THE AIRPORT THAT THE NOISE ABATEMENT MEASURES INCLUDE THE CONTROL OF HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN BY AIRCRAFT AT CERTAIN PARTS OF THE APRON AREA AND THE TOTAL BAN ON ENGINE RUN FROM 7 PM TO 7 AM AT CERTAIN AIRCRAFT PARKING BAYS.
DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD, AIRCRAFT REQUIRING TO CONDUCT IDLE ENGINE RUN WOULD BE REPOSITIONED AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL AREAS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.
NEARBY RESIDENTS ARE ALSO CONCERNED WITH THE OPERATION OF AUXILIARY POWER UNITS (APU),
THE DEPARTMENT HAS THEREFORE IMPOSED LIMITATIONS ON SUCH OPERATIONS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM WITHIN THE APU RESTRICTED AREA.
MR LOK EXPLAINED THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN BE A GOOD NEIGHBOUR.
ENDEAVOURING TO
/HE SAID