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FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1994
AND
"THE LIAISON GROUP HAS BEEN SET UP TO FOCUS ON HOW OUR SERVICE'S AIMS CAN BE MESHED INTO HARMONY WITH THE NEEDS EXPECTATIONS OF OUR CUSTOMERS,
THE GROUP
FF
HE ADDED.
IS CHAIRED BY THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (OPERATIONS), MR LI WAI-MAN, AND WILL MEET QUARTERLY. ITS 10 MEMBERS ARE CHOSEN FROM CUSTOMERS WHO MAKE REGULAR USE OF THE SERVICE.
ALTERNATIVE PARKING SITES PROVIDED FOR LORRIES
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IN RESPONSE TO ALLEGATIONS MADE BY A
GROUP OF LORRY DRIVERS
THAT THERE WOULD BE A SHORTAGE OF PARKING SPACES AFTER THE CLOSURE OF THE WESTERN PARK SITE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THE TEMPORARY POULTRY MARKET. SITE AT SAI YING PUN WOULD START TO OPERATE ON SEPTEMBER 1, FOLLOWING THE OF THE WESTERN PARK SITE ON THE SAME DAY.
CLOSURE
AS THE
THERE WILL BE ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES NUMBER OF VEHICLES USING THE WESTERN PARK SITE. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, 50 PARKING SPACES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES, SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT DEMAND ON THE WESTERN PARK SITE.
MOREOVER, ANOTHER LORRY PARK NEXT TO THE BUS DEPOT IN KENNEDY TOWN WILL ALSO START TO OPERATE ON SEPTEMBER 1. IT WILL PROVIDE MORB THAN 50 SPACES FOR GOODS VEHICLES.
THE PROPOSED CHARGES AT THE POULTRY MARKET SITE ARE COMPARABLE WITH THE CURRENT CHARGES FOR OTHER GOODS VEHICLE PARKS ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE NEW LORRY PARK OPERATOR
IS PLANNING TO START SELLING PARKING TICKETS SOON AND ALL ARE WELCOME TO MAKE THE PURCHASE.
WEST
ROAD WORKS AT WEST KOWLOON
THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING PRE- QUALIFICATION SUBMISSIONS FOR CARRYING OUT ROAD WORKS IN THE SOUTHERN ARBA OF THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION.
ROADS AND RELATED DRAINAGE WORKS, BOX CULVERTS, FOOTBRIDGE AND PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY, FRESH WATER AND SALT WATER PIPELINES WILL BE BUILT.
THE CONTRACT ALSO INCLUDES EARTHWORKS, AND HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING IN THE AREA.
THE WORKS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN MARCH NEXT YEAR FOR COMPLETION IN 26 MONTHS.
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