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NOTE TO EDITORS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1984

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GOVERNOR TO OPEN ISLAND CORRIDOR

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL OPEN THE FIRST SECTION OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT 3 PM. YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CEREMONY.

A COACH WILL TAKE THE PRESS TO THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR. IT WILL LEAVE MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, AT 1.45 PM. PRESS REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD MEET AT THE LIFT LOBBY OF MURRAY BUILDING BY 1.35 PM. MEMBERS OF THE PRESS WANTING TO MAKE THEIR OWN WAY TO THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR SHOULD ASSEMBLE ON THE TONG SHUI ROAD SLIP ROAD NOT LATER THAN 2.30 PM. THOSE ARRIVING BY VEHICLE SHOULD PARK ON THE TONG SHUI ROAD SLIP ROAD, WITH THE GUIDANCE OF GIS OFFICERS, NOT LATER THAN 2.30 PM.

A MAP SHOWING WHERE TO ASSEMBLE AND WHERE TO PARK WILL BE BOXED FOR COLLECTION TODAY, AS ACCESS TO THE CORRIDOR WILL BE CONTROLLED FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY, PRESS REPRESENTATIVES ARE URGED TO USE THE ABOVE TWO FACILITIES, AT WHICH GIS STAFF WILL BE PRESENT TO ASSIST.

SCHEMES TO DEAL WITH CORRIDOR TRAFFIC RUSH

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TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEMES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AT BOTH ENDS OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR IMMEDIATELY AFTER ITS OPENING ON JUNE 8 TO EASE EXPECTED TRAFFIC CONGESTION.

THIS WAS STATED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE ACTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR TSOH MING, IN A TALK TO MEMBERS OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG ISLAND EAST.

MR TSOH SAID THAT THE CORRIDOR WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE OVERALL TRAFFIC SITUATION, AND SHORTEN JOURNEY TIMES FOR ALL MODES OF TRANSPORT. IT WOULD ALSO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE KING'S ROAD/JAVA ROAD AREA BY DIVERTING ALL THE THROUGH TRAFFIC ONTO THE CORRIDOR.

GIVING AN EXAMPLE, HE SAID IT WOULD TAKE LESS THAN FOUR MINUTES TO TRAVEL FROM TAI KOO SHING TO VICTORIA PARK ROAD AT NORMAL SPEED.

MR TSOH SAID THAT THE GENERAL CONCERN EXPRESSED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE CORRIDOR ON THE TRAFFIC SITUATION AT BOTH ENDS, PARTICULARLY NEAR THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL, WAS +UNDERSTANDABLE.

+HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS. HAVE BEEN ANTICIPATED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND REMEDIAL MEASURES HAVE BEEN AND ARE BEING TAKEN TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION, HE SAID.

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