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SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1988

TREMENDOUS BOOST COMPETE IN HONG

THE TO

ISLAND

"THE INCREASE IN OVERSEAS PARTICIPATION IS A FOR LOCAL HANDICAPPED ATHLETES WHO ARE ONLY ABLE TO KONG BY REASON OF THE GOVERNMENT'S WILLINGNESS EASTERN CORRIDOR FOR THE EVENT," MR SCOTT SAID.

CLOSE

SPORTSMAN IS NOT ARE ALSO AGAINST

HANDICAPPED "THE INCREASED OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ONLY PUBLIC BENEFIT ASPECT OF THE RACE BUT PARTICIPANTS RAISING FUNDS FOR THE COMMUNITY CHEST AND PROMOTING THE FIGHT DRUG ABUSE, HE ADDED.

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JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE

ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS AND THE HONG KONG AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, THE EVENT IS THE 11TH IN THE SERIES.

TIDAL-FLOW ARRANGEMENT TO CONTINUE FROM NEXT MONDAY

REMINDED MOTORISTS THAT THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT

TIDAL-FLOW THE

ARRANGEMENT AT THE MONDAY (JANUARY 18), TUNNEL WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON A REGULAR BASIS AS A SHORT-TERM TO RELIEVE THE TUNNEL CONGESTION.

FROM LION ROCK MEASURE

NEXT

MONDAY THE ARRANGEMENT WILL BE IN FORCE FROM 6 AM AND ENDING AT 7.30 AM.

ΤΟ

FRIDAY,

STARTING

QUEUES

ON

MERGING THE

AS SOON AS THE ARRANGEMENT ENDS, THE SIGNAL-CONTROLLED

WILL BEGIN

UNTIL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT

TO OPERATE SOUTHBOUND APPROACHES TO THE TUNNEL DISAPPEAR.

THE TIDAL-FLOW

DURING THE TRIAL PERIOD FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS. ARRANGEMENT PROVED EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING TRAFFIC QUEUE LENGTH

TRAFFIC QUEUES ON SOUTHBOUND POSTPONING THE FORMATION OF ROADS TO THE TUNNEL.

AND IN APPROACH

THE TECHNIQUE OF

USING TRAFFIC

SIGNALS

то

CONTROL VEHICLE

MERGING ALSO FACILITATED TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE TOLL PLAZA AREA.

BOTH THE

TIDAL-FLOW

THE

ARRANGEMENT AND

SIGNAL-CONTROLLED MEASURES TO RELIEVE MERGING ARRANGEMENT WILL BE REVIEWED WHEN OTHER CONGESTION AT THE LION ROCK TUNNEL ARE INTRODUCED AT A LATER STAGE.

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