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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1988

MR LEUNG SAID THE GOVERNMENT

WELL-ESTABLISHED

THE BREAKDOWN OF THE TO DEAL WITH

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERIOUS TRAFFIC DISRUPTION ON ROADS AND IN TUNNELS.

HAD

PROCEDURES

SERVICES

OR

HOWEVER,

OF

AND

WHERE

THAT THE THE JUNE 4 ACCIDENTS SHOWED

DEPLOYMENT ALTERNATIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES NEEDED TO BE BETTER PLANNED

BSPECIALLY ARRANGEMENTS, CO-ORDINATED WITH TRAFFIC DIVERSION ACCIDENTS OCCURRED ON STRATEGIC ROADS.

"IN ADDITION, A

CLOSER

LINK BETWEEN GOVERNMENT'S EMERGENCY AND UTILITIES

PROCEDURES AND THOSE OF THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS

IS ESSENTIAL.'

HANDLING

ON STANDING PROCEDURES FOR

TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS, HE SAID THE POLICE REPRESENTED THE FIRST LINE OF CONTACT.

THE POLICE UNDERTOOK ALL NECESSARY TRAFFIC MEASURES, AND ENSURED THAT THE PUBLIC WERE RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS.

AND CROWD CONTROL INFORMED QUICKLY THROUGH

"THE

DEPARTMENT TRANSPORT

IS RESPONSIBLE CO-ORDINATION AND ARRANGEMENT OF EMERGENCY PUBLIC THROUGH THE AFFECTED AREA AND STRENGTHENING SERVICES IN OTHER HE SAID.

FOR TRANSPORT

THE

OVERALL SERVICES AREAS,

H

"IT ALSO ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO AVOID THE SCENE OF INCIDENT, AS NOT TO CAUSE FURTHER CONGESTION.

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++

TO INFORM THE TRANSPORT DISRUPTED SO THAT IT WOULD

ARE REQUIRED TRANSPORT OPERATORS

SERVICE IS DEPARTMENT WHENEVER THEIR ARRANGE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT SERVICES.

"IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS REQUIRING THE REPAIR OF PUBLIC UTILITIES, THE REPAIR WORK RELEVANT UTILITIES.

OPENING OF ROADS 18 CARRIED OUT BY

FOR THE

WAS MR LEUNG SAID REINSTATEMENT OF THE ROADS

CO-ORDINATED WHEREVER PRACTICABLE, REPAIR WORK HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT. UNDERTAKEN OUTSIDE THE PEAK TRAFFIC PERIOD.

THE

BY

WAS

INTO INVESTIGATIONS WERE UNDERTAKEN BY THE RAILWAY CORPORATIONS THEMSELVES OR EXPERTS, MR LEUNG SAID.

TRAIN ACCIDENTS, INCLUDING DERAILMENT,

BY OUTSIDE

REFERRING TO RECENT KCR DERAILMENT INCIDENTS, MR LEUNG

BY AN OVERSEAS CONSULTANT FULL INVESTIGATION WAS BEING CARRIED OUT AND A REPORT WAS EXPECTED IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS' TIME.

SAID A

LAW TO REPORT ON DERAILMENTS TO THE THE CHIEF SECRETARY MIGHT CALL FOR A INSPECTOR.

ALSO HE ADDED THAT THE RAILWAY CORPORATIONS WERE

CHIEF SECRETARY. IF SEPARATE REVIEW BY

REQUIRED BY

NECESSARY, A RAILWAY

/AS FOR