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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1981

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MR LUI SAID THAT, TO COINCIDE WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE BUS-ONLY LANE, THE SECTION OF POK FU LAM ROAD BETWEEN SASSOON ROAD AND POKFIELD ROAD WOULD BE DESIGNATED A CLEARWAY FROM 7 AM TO 9 AM MONDAY TO SATURDAY.

WITHIN THE CLEARWAY, ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED OMNIBUSES AND THOSE AUTHORISED IN WRITING BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT WOULD BE RESTRICTED FROM PICKING UP AND SETTING DOWN PASSENGERS OR LOADING AND UNLOADING GOODS.

TRAFFIC LIGHTS WOULD ALSO BE AT THE MT. DAVIS ROAD JUNCTION TO

INSTALLED IN POK FU LAM ROAD IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW.

ALL VEHICLES, EXCEPT OMNIBUSES AND THOSE AUTHORISED, WOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING THE BUS-ONLY LANE DURING ITS HOURS OF OPERATION.

VEHICLES WOULD ONLY BE ALLOWED TO CROSS THE BUS LANE TO GAIN ACCESS TO ADJACENT SITES.

THE EXTENT OF THE BUS-ONLY LANE AND CLEARWAY WOULD BE INDICATED BY TRAFFIC SIGNS AND CARRIAGEWAY MARKINGS, HE SAID.

EDUCATIONISTS ARRIVING TOMORROW

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THE INTERNATIONAL PANEL OF VISITORS WHO ARE REVIEWING HONG KONG'S EDUCATION SYSTEM WILL BE ARRIVING TOMORROW (SATURDAY) TO HAVE DIRECT DISCUSSIONS WITH PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG.

THEY WILL ALSO VISIT A WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS DURING THE IR TWO-WEEK STAY.

THE VISITORS HAVE ALREADY BEEN STUDYING AT THE IR HOME BASES THE MAIN EDUCATION POLICY DOCUMENTS, AND THE WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUALS, ASSOCIATIONS AND INTEREST GROUPS WHO RESPONDED TO THE OPEN INVITATION EARLIER THIS YEAR.

MEMBERS OF THE REVIEW PANEL ARE SIR JOHN LLEWELLYN, DR GREG HANCOCK, DR KARL ROELOFFS AND PROFESSOR MICHAEL W. KIRST. THE Y WILL BE ASSISTED IN THE IR WORK BY TWO SPECIAL ADVISERS, MR Q.W. LEE, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND MR JAMES MCHUGH, AN OVERSEAS MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE PANEL OF VISITORS WILL MEET THE PRESS AT 11.30 AM ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 26) AT THE GIS THEATRE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, 5TH FLOOR. COPIES OF INFORMATION NOTES AND A PRESS RELEASE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PRESS REPRESENTATIVES FROM 11 AM.

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