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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1986

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FOOTBRIDGE TO BE BUILT ACROSS NULLAH

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A 19-METRE-LONG FOOTBRIDGE IS TO BE BUILT ACROSS TAI TONG ROAD NULLAH IN YUEN LONG, ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING ROAD BRIDGE.

THE PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGE OF ABOUT TWO METRES WIDE WILL PROVIDE A SEGREGATED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FOR NEARBY RESIDENTS.

ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT IS REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING ROAD BRIDGE FENCING WITH VEHICLE PARAPET FENCING TO ENHANCE ROAD SAFETY.

TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE PROJECT, WORK ON WHICH WILL START IN JANUARY AND TAKE SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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BUS ACCIDENT ON COMMITTEE'S AGENDA

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THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 20) TO REQUEST THAT A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION INTO THE TUEN MUN DOUBLE-DECKER BUS ACCIDENT BE CARRIED OUT AND TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE PEDESTRIANS AND PASSENGERS.

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR CHAN CHI-KWAN, WILL URGE THE GOVERNMENT TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WHICH CLAIMED FIVE LIVES AND 58 INJURIES IN TUEN MUN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

MEMBERS WILL ALSO ELECT A VICE-CHAIRMAN AT THE MEETING. THE POST HAD BEEN LEFT VACANT FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF A DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER THREE MONTHS AGO.

MEMBERS WILL ALSO PUT FORWARD CERTAIN IMMEDIATE PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC SITUATION IN HUNG HOM AND TO KWA WAN, AND WILL CALL FOR AN EARLY PROVISION OF MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY SERVICE IN THE AREA AS A LONG-TERM SOLUTION.

AFTER THE MEETING, MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP ON TRANSPORT NEEDS OF THE DISABLED IN KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE ON RESULTS OF A SURVEY.

THE AIM OF THE SURVEY IS TO FIND OUT THE SPECIAL TRANSPORT NEEDS OF THE DISABLED AND DEFICIENCY OF EXISTING TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS, SO THAT A BETTER SERVICE COULD BE PROVIDED FOR THEM.

/THE SURVEY