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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1987

ON PARKING SITES FOR CONTAINER GOVERNMENT WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS NEED.

VEHICLES, MR LEUNG SAID THE

CONTAINER

A MORE DETAILED LOOK AT LONGER TERM REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLE PARKING FACILITIES WOULD BE UNDERTAKEN AS PART OF THE PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY STUDY DUE TO START AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR AND REPORT BEFORE THE END OF 1989.

MR LEUNG SAID A RECENT SURVEY SUGGESTED THAT 20 HECTARES OF LAND WAS DEDICATED TO CONTAINER PARKING AT PRESENT.

"SEEN SIMPLY IN TERMS OF AREA, THIS SHOULD BE ADEQUATE. HOWEVER, THE SITES ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY AND ARE CLEARLY NOT IDEAL FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE OPERATORS. SHORT TERM SITES WILL THEREFORE CONTINUE TO BE PUT OUT TO TENDER AS A MEANS ΤΟ EASE THE SITUATION, HE SAID.

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ON THE MORE GENERAL QUESTION OF PARKING FACILITIES FOR GOODS VEHICLES, MR LEUNG SAID WORKING GROUPS COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE HAD BEEN FORMED AT A LOCAL LEVEL TO IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE, BECAUSE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF MULTI-STOREY CARPARKS, THE RE-ALLOCATION OF ON-STREET PARKING SPACES FROM PRIVATE CARS TO GOODS VEHICLES WAS POSSIBLE.

THESE GROUPS WERE ALSO IDENTIFYING STREETS WHERE LOW TRAFFIC FLOWS AT NIGHT MADE IT POSSIBLE TO ALLOW ON-STREET OVERNIGHT LORRY PARKING, HE SAID.

PLANNING FOR TRANSPORT INTO NEXT CENTURY

THE SECOND COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT STUDY WILL FULLY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL POSSIBLE FACTORS, SO THAT THE POLICY OPTIONS BEING DEVELOPED WILL BE WIDE-RANGING AND COMPREHENSIVE, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL Leung, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE STUDY, SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY JUNE NEXT YEAR, WOULD SET OUT OPTIONS FOR THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND POLICY OPTIONS FOR DEALING WITH THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS OVER THE PERIOD UP TO THE YEAR 2001, MR LEUNG SAID WHEN SPEAKING DURING THE POLICY DEBATE.

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