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FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1993
CARGO STATISTICS OF OCEAN-GOING VESSELS ARE COMPILED FROM A SAMPLE OF CONSIGNMENTS LISTED IN THE OCEAN CARGO MANIFESTS SUPPLIED BY SHIPPING COMPANIES OR AGENTS TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. THE SAMPLING METHOD IS DESCRIBED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES OF THE REPORT.
MORE DETAILS ON SHIPPING AND CARGO STATISTICS OF OCEAN-GOING VESSELS FOR 1992 ARE CONTAINED IN THE "HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS REPORT, 1992".
THIS REPORT IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL; AND THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 19TH FLOOR, WAN CHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR
ROAD, WAN CHAI AT $65 A COPY.
ENQUIRIES ON STATISTICS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE SHIPPING AND CARGO STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL 582 4887.
IMPROVEMENT TO TUEN MUN ROAD
THE GOVERNMENT IS PROPOSING TO IMPROVE TUEN MUN ROAD UNDER A "DESIGN AND BUILD" CONTRACT IN ORDER TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO THE ROAD CONGESTION AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT SAID TRAFFIC CONGESTION WAS EXPERIENCED IN THE MORNING RUSH HOUR AT FOUR HILLY SECTIONS OF THE TSUEN WAN BOUND CARRIAGEWAY,
THE SITUATION WOULD CONTINUE TO WORSEN UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF THE COUNTRY PARK SECTION OF ROUTE 3 IN 1998/99.
A SPECIAL, ALLOCATION OF $1,000 MILLION FOR URGENT IMPROVEMENT TO TUEN MUN ROAD WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY IN HIS BUDGET SPEECH EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THE "DESIGN AND BUILD" CONTRACT WILL INCLUDE WIDENING THE ROAD AT FOUR HILLY SECTIONS OF THE TSUEN WAN BOUND CARRIAGEWAY ΤΟ PROVIDE ONE ADDITIONAL LANE FOR SLOW MOVING HEAVY VEHICLES TOGETHER WITH A FULL LANE-WIDTH HARD SHOULDER AND A VERGE FOR STREET LIGHTING, TRAFFIC SIGNS AND EMERGENCY TELEPHONES.
THE FOUR SECTIONS ARE AT SAM SHING HUI, SO KWUN WAT, AND TING KAU.
ΤΑΙ LAM
CAPACITY SECTIONS
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CLIMBING LANES WILL BRING THE OF THE HILLY SECTIONS UP TO THE SAME CAPACITY AS THE LEVEL THEREBY INCREASING THE OVERALL CAPACITY OF THE ROAD BY 15 PER CENT.
A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED
WORKS WAS
GAZETTED
TODAY
(FRIDAY).
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