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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1987

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ONE-WAY TOLL FOR LION ROCK TUNNEL

ON THE ADVICE OF THE

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO CONDUCT A ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND NO TOLL EXPERIMENT AT LION ROCK TUNNEL, BEGINNING ON NOVEMBER 23 AND LASTING FOUR WEEKS.

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IN MAKING THE DECISION TODAY (TUESDAY) THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ALSO DECIDED THAT THE TOLL FOR THE NORTHBOUND JOURNEY SHOULD BE $6 ONE-WAY FOR THE DURATION OF THE EXPERIMENT.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE DECISION TO CARRY OUT THE EXPERIMENT WAS MADE TO ASSESS WHETHER TRAFFIC FLOW THROUGH THE LION ROCK TUNNEL COULD BE IMPROVED.

THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED, HOWEVER, THAT SHOULD DIFFICULTIES ARISE, THROUGH CONGESTION, THE EXPERIMENT WOULD BE DISCONTINUED.

TOLLS

HE ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD NO INTENTION OF LIFTING ALTOGETHER AND THAT THE CHARGING OF TOLLS FOR TUNNELS FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PURPOSES WAS AN ESTABLISHED POLICY AND WOULD CONTINUE.

WOULD IN THE MEANTIME, THE GOVERNMENT

MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ACCELERATE THE COMPLETION OF THE CONSULTANTS' REPORT INTO THE OPTIONS USE OF THE FOR RELIEVING LION ROCK TUNNEL CONGESTION, INCLUDING THE OLD RAILWAY

BENEATH BEACON HILL,

ΤΟ AND SUBMIT IT

THE

TUNNEL

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

TAC CONSIDERS NEW FERRY SERVICE

COMPANY (HYF) APPLICATIONS BY THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY

ΤΟ OPERATE A PASSENGER BY THE DISCUSSED WAS

FRANCHISE AND WAN CHAI

AND THE STAR FERRY COMPANY FOR A SERVICE BETWEEN TSIM SHA TSUI TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) TODAY (TUESDAY).

THE

1986 CROSS

PUBLIC HARBOUR

TRANSPORT

SERVICES STUDY WAN IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR A FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN TSIM SHA TSUI AND

SERVICE CHAI AND RECOMMENDED THAT IT SHOULD REPLACE HYF'S LOSS-MAKING

THAT THE NEW THE STUDY PREDICTED BETWEEN JORDAN ROAD AND WAN CHAI. SERVICE WOULD CARRY ABOUT 12,400 PASSENGERS PER WEEKDAY BY 1991.

THE SERVICE,

FOR

THE

BY

IN CONSIDERING THE APPLICATIONS BY THE TWO FERRY OPERATORS MEMBERS HAD LOOKED INTO THE OPERATION OF THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE FERRY SERVICE; THE LEVEL OF SERVICE PROVIDED

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS THE TWO COMPANIES; THEIR TRANSPORT RESOURCES;

WILL BE SUBMITTED THEIR RECOMMENDATION AND OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS.

TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.

THE TAC