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Wednesday, June 7, 1972

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CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL BY-LAWS 1972

Approved In Legislative Council

A motion that the Cross-Harbour Tunnel By-laws 1972 made by the Cross-Harbour Tunnel Company Limited be approved, was carried in today's

Legislative Council meeting.

Moving the motion, the Financial Secretary, the Hon. C.P. Haddon-Cave, told the Council that these by-laws generally seek to regulate the manner and behaviour of drivers who will be using the Cross-Harbour Tunnel.

They also define the powers of tunnel officers in the event of a contravention of the by-laws or of an accident in the tunnel area," he said.

For instance, he said, by-law 8 limits the speed of vehicles in the tunnel to a maximum of 40 m.p.h.; by-law 9 prohibits drivers from changing lanes in the tunnel unless authorised to do so by a traffic signal or a tunnel officer; and by-law 13 requires slow moving vehicles to use the left hand lanes.

"Under by-laws 19-21, certain vehicles such as bicycles, those driven

by learner drivers and unroadworthy vehicles are prohibited from using the tunnel, while by-law 16 provides for the towing away or removal of vehicles

which are causing an obstruction."

The Financial Secretary also told the Council that by-law 4 confers exemption from the requirements of certain by-laws to certain public service vehicles, such as fire engines, ambulances and police vehicles.

Note to editors:

Copies of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel By-laws 1972 are distributed separately in the G.I.S. Press Boxes this evening.

Copies of a speech by Dr. S.Y. Chung in support of the motion are also distributed separately.

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