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TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1988

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ON

ALL

THE

WORKING

WITH

OF

IN RECENT

THE NUMBER YEARS,

OP PASSENGERS CROSS-HARBOUR MODES OF TRANSPORT HAS RISEN SIGNIFICANTLY, GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN WATCHING THE SITUATION AND HAS BEEN THE BUS AND FERRY COMPANIES TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY AND FREQUENCY CROSS-HARBOUR SERVICES," HE SAID.

ON

THE

"HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL A GOOD DEAL OF SPARE CAPACITY

USE AND SO AVOID CROSS-HARBOUR FERRY ROUTES WHICH THE PUBLIC COULD THE OTHER MORE CONGESTED SERVICES.

"TO AVOID THE DISCOMFORT OF EXCESSIVE CONGESTION AT PEAK HOURS,

AM PARTICULARLY BETWEEN 8

AND 9

ARE AM,

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ENCOURAGED TO TRAVEL EITHER A LITTLE EARLIER OR A LITTLE LATER.

"CONSIDERABLE RELIEF TO THE CONGESTION

THE ROAD AND RAIL SERVICES IN

AT THE END OPERATIONAL

OF CROSS-HARBOUR BUS ROUTES WILL ALSO BE OPERATING.'

BY

CAN BE EXPECTED WHEN THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING BECOME

YEAR.

FOUR NEW TIME, NEXT

THAT

HK DELEGATION ATTENDS ESCAP SESSION

* * * * *

J

AND LEGISLATIVE SESSION OF

THE

A HONG KONG DELEGATION, LED

19 "UNCILLOR, DR DANIEL TSE, UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

JAKARTA FROM TODAY (ESCAP) WHICH IS

APRIL 20.

BEING

BY EXECUTIVE THE 44TH ATTENDING

IN HELD

(TUESDAY}

THE THEME OF THE SESSION IS "THE INTEGRATED PLAN OF ACTION HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT"

·

TO

ON

THE OTHER MEMBERS OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, SECRETARY (TRADE), MR K.F. LEE.

THE DELEGATION

ARE THE AND THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT

SECRETARY

FOR

STRESSED THE THREAT TO

ALL

ΤΟ CONCERNED

TO COUNTER

ADDRESSING THE SESSION TODAY, DR TSE

TRADE POSED BY PROTECTIONIST SENTIMENT IN HONG KONG'S MAJOR MARKETS.

URGED HE PROTECTIONISM AND TO WORK TOWARDS A FREER TRADING ENVIRONMENT.

JOIN IN EFFORTS

MANY DEVELOPING ECONOMIES

VITAL IMPORTS REQUIRED

IN

FOR

DR TSE SAID THAT HONG KONG AND THE REGION RELIED ON EXPORTS TO PAY FOR THEIR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

/IF PROTECTIONIST