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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1994
MR
BARMA SAID DURING THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT STUDY, THE STUDY TEAM HAD A SERIES OF EXCHANGES WITH THE CHINESE RAILWAY AUTHORITIES ON RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT IN BOTH CHINA AND HONG KONG.
"WE HAVE KEPT THE CHINESE SIDE INFORMED OF THE STUDY FINDIGS AND WILL SEEK TO DISCUSS WITH THEM AGAIN ONCE THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY HAS BEEN FINALISED.
"SUCH DIALOGUE IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THAT OUR RESPECTIVE PLANS FOR RAILWAY PROJECTS COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER," HE SAID.
ON RAIL CONNECTIONS TO CONTAINER TERMINALS 10 AND 11,
MR BARMA SAID A SECOND PORT RAIL LINE TO SERVE THE FUTURE CONTAINER PORT ON LANTAU HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE STUDY AS A LONG-TERM PROJECT.
"THIS WILL REQUIRE FURTHER IN-DEPTH STUDY AT A LATER DATE, HE
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SAID.
TUNNEL SPEEDING OFFENCE
THERE IS NO REASON WHY SPEEDING IN TUNNELS SHOULD NOT ATTRACT DRIVING-OFFENCE POINTS AND, THUS, SERVE AS A FURTHER DETERRENT, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR HAIDER BARMA, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
"THE ADMINISTRATION WILL SEE HOW THIS CAN BE BEST ACHIEVED AND
TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO AMEND THE LAW,
"WE WILL, IN THE SAME EXERCISE, IRON OUT OTHER DISCREPANCIES SO THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE SAME LEVELS OF FINE ARE IMI'OSED UPON LIKE OFFENCES, HE SAID IN HIS WRITTEN REPLY TO THE HON MRS MIRIAM LAU'S QUESTION.
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SPEEDING IS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE AND THE ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING-OFFENCE POINTS) ORDINANCE.
AND, IN
DRIVERS ON CONVICTION ARE LIABLE TO A FINE OF $4,000 ADDITION, CAN BE PENALISED BY EITHER THREE, FIVE OR EIGHT DRIVING- OFFENCE POINTS, DEPENDING ON THE SPEED IN EXCESS OF THAT ALLOWED.
MR BARMA SAID THERE WAS SEPARATE LEGISLATION SPEEDING IN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE TUNNELS,
TO DEAL WITH
UNDER THE ROAD TUNNELS (GOVERNMENT) ORDINANCE, ANY PERSON WHO CONTRAVENES A SPEEDING OFFENCE IN A GOVERNMENT TUNNEL IS LIABLE ON FIRST CONVICTION TO A FINE OF $5,000 AND TO IMPRISONMENT FOR THREE MONTHS AND ON SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTIONS TO A FINE OF $10,000 AND TO IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX MONTHS.
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AS REGARDS A SPEEDING OFFENCE IN A PRIVATE TUNNEL, CONVICTED MOTORIST IS LIABLE TO A FINE OF $2,000 UNDER 1TS RESPECTIVE BY-LAWS.
IN ADDITION, THE POLICE MAY PROSECUTE MOTORISTS FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING IF THEY EXCEED TUNNEL SPEED LIMITS, MR BARMA SAID.
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