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For most roads in the urban areas where pedestrian flow is heavy and junctions are closely spaced, a speed limit of 50 km/h applies. For trunk roads and expressways. a higher speed limit is allowed and it ranges from 70 km/h to 100 km/h depending on the topography, design etc. However, medium goods vehicles, heavy goods vehicles and buses are not allowed to travel in excess of 70 km/h on these roads.
As to the suggestion of increasing the speed limit to increase the capacity of roads, it should be noted that permitting higher vehicle speed would not necessarily increase road capacity as a longer distance between vehicles is required for safe braking. The speed limit for Tuen Mun Highway is set at 70 km/h for safety reasons having regard to the hilly terrain with extensive cuttings and fillings influencing the alignment and gradient of the road.
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Transfer between public hospitals
Following is a question by Dr the Hon Huang Chen-ya and a written reply by the Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Katherine Fok, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Is the Government aware of:
(a)
(b)
the number of patients transferred from one public hospital to another as well as the number of such transfers in each of the past two years; and the reasons for such transfers; and
whether an electronic data transfer system has been adopted in public hospitals to facilitate the transfer of patients' data between hospitals in a prompt and reliable manner?