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THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1981

HE WENT ON: +UNFORTUNATELY IT ADVERSELY AFFECTED THE OVERALL ROAD CAPACITY AND THE SPEED OF OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORT, IN PARTICULAR BUSES. ALTHOUGH THIS INCREASED TRAM PATRONAGE THE SERVICE WAS STILL INSUFFICIENT TO COPE WITH ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS DIVERTED FROM OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORT.

+THE EXTRA ROAD CAPACITY MADE AVAILABLE BY CANCELLING THE TRAM RESERVE WILL ABSORB MUCH OF THE OTHER TRAFFIC, RELIEVING CONGESTION AND ENABLING BUS SERVICES TO IMPROVE.+

WITH REGARD TO THE SHORTENING OF THE OPERATING HOURS OF THE BUS-ONLY LANES IN THE AREA, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THEY WILL OPERATE BETWEEN 7 AM AND 9 AM AND 5 PM AND 7 PM.

THIS CHANGE IS BASED ON PASSENGER VOLUME OBTAINED BY THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT SURVEY DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WHICH INDICATED THAT THE DEMAND FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS LESS INTENSIVE BETWEEN 9 AM TO 10 AM AND 4 PM TO 5 PM.

IN ADDITION, THE SECTION OF BUS-ONLY LANE ON KING'S ROAD WESTBOUND BETWEEN COMFORT TERRACE AND JUPITER STREET WILL BE RESCINDED TO IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC CONDITION NEAR THE TSING FUNG STREET FLYOVER.

THE SPOKESMAN REAFFIRMED THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S PRIME OBJECTIVE WAS TO FACILITATE MORE EFFECTIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT ON T. ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR AND THEREBY BENEFIT THE MAJORITY OF THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC. THEREFORE, THE TRAFFIC SITUATION IN KING'S ROAD AND SHAU KE! WAN ROAD WOULD CONTINUE TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED SY THE ISLAND CORRIDOR ACTION GROUP.

ACAN LAUNCHES ATHLETIC, GAMES FETE ****

MORE THAN 5 000 PEOPLE HAVE APPLIED TO TAKE PART IN THE MASS JOGGING EVENT ORGANISED BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY (MAY 3) IN KOWLOON TSAI PARK, KOWLOON CITY.

A NARCOTICS DIVISION SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE NUMBER WAS DOUBLE WHAT THEY EXPECTED AND COULD BE ACCOMMODATED.

+SUCH OVERWHELMING RESPONSE IS MOST GRATIFYING AND WE SEE THIS AS AN ENCOURAGEMENT AND INDEED A SUPPORT FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUG ABUSE, HE SAID.

HOWEVER, DUE TO OPERATIONAL DIFFICULTIES, ONLY 2 500 JOGGERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO TAKE PART.

THE EVENT, KNOWN AS LIVELY DRAGON JOG+, IS THE BIGGEST ANTI- NARCOTICS PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY ACTIVITY TO BE LAUNCHED BY THE ACAN FOR THIS YEAR. ITS AIM IS TO DRAW PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE ANTI-NARCOTICS CAUSE AND TO PROMOTE HEALTHY ACTIVITIES AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE.

MR ROY HENRY, COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT 1 PM ON INVERNESS ROAD AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE PARK.

/ALSO OFFICIATING

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