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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1988

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GOVT PREPARED TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS

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THE GOVERNMENT IS VERY PREPARED TO ARRANGE FOR THE VIEWS THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AND DISTRICT BOARDS ON THE DRAFT BASIC LAW ΤΟ BE PASSED ON TO THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES THROUGH DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON SZETO WAH, SIR DAVID SAID IT WAS FOR THE COUNCILS AND BOARDS CONCERNED TO DECIDE WHETHER THEY DID WISH TO MAKE USE OF THIS PROCEDURE TO CONVEY WHATEVER VIEWS THEY MIGHT HAVE ON THE DRAFT BASIC LAW.

"IF THEY DO, THE REQUEST SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES IN RESPECT OF THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AND THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IN RESPECT OF DISTRICT BOARDS," HE ADDED.

EMERGENCY CONTROL UNIT TO HANDLE STRATEGIC ROUTE ACCIDENTS

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S EMERGENCY TRANSPORT CONTROL UNIT WILL GO INTO ACTION WHENEVER ACCIDENTS OCCUR ON STRATEGIC ROADS, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PAULINE NG, MR LEUNG SAID THE CONTROL UNIT, WHICH PREVIOUSLY WAS ACTIVATED DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF DISRUPTION OF TRANSPORT SERVICES, WOULD ASSUME THE ROLE OF CO-ORDINATING AND DEVELOPING OVERALL REMEDIAL MEASURES, AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC.

IT WOULD NOW BE ACTIVATED IRRESPECTIVE OF THE NATURE OF THE ACCIDENTS ON STRATEGIC ROADS.

HE SAID THE NEWLY ADOPTED MEASURE WAS THE REVIEW OF CURRENT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES IN THE WAKE ON JUNE 4.

RESULT OF A FULL OF TWO ACCIDENTS

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THE ACCIDENTS INVOLVED THE DERA ILMENT RAILWAY GOODS WAGON NEAR UNIVERSITY STATION AND THE CONTAINER LORRY AT THE LION ROCK TUNNEL.

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/R LEUNG