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FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1987

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BUS LANE SCHEME ON LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD TO BE INTRODUCED

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A BUS-ONLY LANE SCHEME WILL BE INTRODUCED ON MONDAY (MAY 25) ON THE KOWLOON-BOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD DURING MORNING PEAK HOURS ON WEEKDAYS TO SPEED UP THE FLOW OF PASSENGERS TRAVELLING TO WORK, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN REMINDED THE PUBLIC TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE LANE SPECIALLY EARMARKED FOR BUSES WILL BE ABOUT 670 METRES LONG EXTENDING FROM WORLDWIDE GARDENS TO THE TOLL PLAZA OF THE TUNNEL. IT WILL BE OPERATING BETWEEN 7.30 AM AND 9 AN EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THE BUS LANE SCHEME WILL REDUCE THE BUS JOURNEY TIME BY ABOUT FOUR MINUTES DY ALLOWING BUSES TO BYPASS TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID KMB ROUTES 48, 70X, 728, 72X, 73X, 74A, 74X, 75X, 82M, 82X, 87 AND 89C MAY BE DIVERTED VIA CHE KUNG MIÚ ROAD,

HUNG HUŤ KUK ́ROAD AND LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD ON KOWLOON- BOUND JOURNEYS DURING THE MORNING PEAK PERIOD IN THE EVENT OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION ALONG LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD ON THE APPROACHES TO THE BUS LANE.

IT WILL BE AN OFFENCE FOR ANY VEHICLE, OTHER THAN A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE BUS OR A PUBLIC LIGHT BUS WITH PERMIT ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT, TO ENTER THE BUS LANE. GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE 61M, WHICH PROVIDES A SCHEDULED SERVICE FROM TAI WAI TO KOWLOON TONG MTR STATION, WILL BE PERMITTED TO USE THE DUS LANE.

TO ENSURE THE SMOOTH OPERATION OF THE SCHEME, THE DEPARTMENT WILL MONITOR THE TRAFFIC SITUATION FOLLOWING ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND WILL CARRY OUT A REVIEW IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR.

MEMORIAL FUND COUNCIL MEMBERS APPOINTED ****

THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) APPOINTMENTS TO THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE MEMORIAL FUND COUNCIL.

INDUSTRIALIST AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, MR STEPHEN CHEONG KAM-CHUEN HAS BEEN NAMED CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL.

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