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Wednesday, December 12, 1973

He said: Such road improvements as are possible in the congested

area of the Mid-levels will be more than offset by the increase in

traffic caused by new development under construction or for which plans

have been approved.

The only possibility of even keeping traffic moving as it

does at present is to institute traffic management schemes," Mr. Robertson

said.

The Public Works Department, he added, was already discussing

a number of these schemes with other interested departments, but it would

inevitably be some time before such schemes could be implemented, and

still longer before their effect could be assessed.

Therefore, it is clear that it is not yet possible to remove

the restrictions on development in the Mid-levels and Pok Fu Lam areas,

Mr. Robertson reiterated that in view of the size of the problem

and the limitations of any feasible road system, we should not be too

sanguine that a solution will be easy to find or quickly achieved."

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