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enforcement of the tunnel regulations is strengthened, including more frequent mobile patrols.
(c) These measures are regularly reviewed by the tunnel management, the traffic police and the Transport Department, to ensure that everything possible is done to reduce the incidence of traffic accidents.
The Police have reason to suspect that some serious accidents in tunnels at night have been caused by drunken drivers. I expect to introduce legislation into this Council to tighten the law on drinking and driving during the current session.
End/Wednesday, January 11, 1995
Provision of child services
The following is a question by Dr the Hon Lam Kui-chun and a written reply by the Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Katherine Fok, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council as regards the planning for the future provision of child services in the territory:
(a)
(b)
(c)
the respective planning periods for the provision of places in primary schools, day nurseries and day creches; whether the planning for such services has taken into account the number of children born to Hong Kong residents in China who will come to Hong Kong for settlement in the future;
the anticipated demand for each of the three kinds of services during the planning period; and
the projected changes in the birth rate of the local population up to the year 2046?
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