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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1978

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CONSULTANTS PREPARING REPORT ON TRAFFIC CONTROL AND

SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS ENGAGED CONSULTANTS TO PREPARE A REPORT ON TRAFFIC CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE WHICH WILL, AMONG OTHER THINGS, EXAMINE MEANS OF PROVIDING EARLY WARNING OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND INCIDENTS ON THE NETWORK OF HIGH SPEED ROADS NOW BEING BUILT, AND OTHER ROADS WHERE THE PROVISION OF A WARNING SYSTEM IS FELT TO BE NECESSARY.

THIS WAS STATED TODAY BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. DEREK JONES IN REPLY TO THE HON. CHARLES YEUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

MR. YEUNG HAS ASKED WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT HAD PLANS TO FOREWARN MOTORISTS OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION OCCURRING IN THE MAJOR HIGHWAYS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SO AS TO ENABLE THEM TO TAKE ALTERNATIVE ROUTES.

BUT MEANWHILE, MR. JONES SAID THE POLICE MONITORED THE TRAFFIC SITUATION ON A CONTINUING EASIS AND, WHEN CONGESTION OCCURRED ON ANY ROAD, THEY INFORMED RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND COMMERCIAL RADIO FOR THE NEWS TO BE BROADCAST.

+AS REGARDS THE LION ROCK TUNNEL, THERE ARE WARNING SIGNALS AT JUNCTIONS AT BOTH ENDS OF THE TUNNEL WHICH ARE ACTIVATED WHEN THE TUNNEL IS CLOSED AND THUS ENABLE TRAFFIC TO DIVERT TO ALTERNATIVE ROUTES.

+SIMILAR FACILITIES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED AT THE ABERDEEN AND KAI TAK TUNNELS WHEN THEY ARE OPENED, + MR. JONES ADDED.

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