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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1993
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ALSO SPEAKING IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE, STAFF OFFICER OF TRAFFIC HONG KONG ISLAND (ENFORCEMENT AND CONTROL) MR FONG KAI-CHEONG, SAID DEPENDING ON THE CROWD SITUATION, ROAD CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS MIGHT BE IMPLEMENTED IN TWO DIFFERENT PHASES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENT.
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WAN CHAI DIVISIONAL COMMANDER, MR MICHAEL O'CALLAGHAN, SAID THE PRESS CONFERENCE THAT LARGE CROWDS WERE EXPECTED TO GATHER IN THE RUSSELL STREET AREA AT MIDNIGHT TO ATTEND THE NEW YEAR'S EVE COUNTDOWN AT TIMES SQUARE.
"DEPENDING ON THE DENSITY OF THE CROWD, POLICE MAY NEED ΤΟ CLOSE RUSSELL STREET WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE IN THE INTERESTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY," HE SAID.
MR O'CALLAGHAN STRESSED THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD MAKE FULL USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN ORDER TO AVOID TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
MEANWHILE, LARGE CROWDS OF SPECTATORS ARE EXPECTED TO ASSEMBLE ON THE FOOTPATH ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF VICTORIA PARK ROAD WHERE THE FIRING OF THE MIDNIGHT GUN PARTY WILL BE HELD.
MR O'CALLAGHAN SAID AS THE SPACE FOR SPECTATORS WAS VERY LIMITED, POLICE MIGHT NEED TO CLOSE THE PEDESTRIAN APPROACHES WHEN THE AREA HAD REACHED THE MAXIMUM SAFE CAPACITY FOR PEOPLE TO ASSEMBLE.
"ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS WILL ALSO BE DEPLOYED TO THE BAR AND NIGHTCLUB AREAS IN WAN CHAI TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER, HE SAID.
"FIRM ACTION WILL BE TAKEN TO PREVENT ANY DRUNKEN BEHAVIOUR PUBLIC PLACES WHICH MAY LEAD TO A BREACH OF THE PEACE, HE ADDED.
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STATEMENT ON CT9
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IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THERE WERE NO PLANS TO RELOCATE THE EXISTING TEMPORARY CONTAINER VEHICLE PARKING AREA ADJACENT TO THE YI BRIDGE TO THE SITE OF CONTAINER TERMINAL 9.
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THIS WOULD REMAIN AT ITS PRESENT LOCATION FOR THE TIME BEING.
THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS DETERMINED TO PROCEED, AS PLANNED, WITH CONTAINER TERMINAL FACILITIES AT TSING YI.
HE NOTED THAT THE NEED TO PRESS AHEAD WITH CT9 AT TSING YI WAS FIRMLY SUPPORTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL EARLIER THIS MONTH, ADDING THAT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPERS WERE CONTINUING.
IN THE MEANTIME, HE HOPED THAT THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES WOULD SOON BE ABLE TO GIVE THE DEVELOPERS THE ASSURANCES THEY REQUIRED SO THAT THE WORK COULD BE STARTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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