FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1988
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REGIMENT VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST IN BOAT PEOPLE OPERATION
VOLUNTEERS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT WILL MAN A YAU MA FERRY COMPANY VESSEL WHICH IS BEING RENTED TO ACCOMMODATE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.
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THIRTY OFFICERS WILL BE DEPLOYED ON MONDAY (JULY 11) TO ASSIST THE CIVIL AID SERVICES.
THE FERRY WAS RENTED THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON AND ABOUT 500 BOAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TAKEN THERE FROM THE GREEN ISLAND RECEPTION CENTRE.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THIS IS COPE WITH THE INCREASED NUMBER OF ARRIVALS DETENTION CENTRE IS READY EARLY NEXT MONTH.
A TEMPORARY MEASURE TO UNTIL THE CHI MA WAN
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS NOW TAKING URGENT STEPS TO IMPLEMENT A PACKAGE OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES AIMED AT GIVING SOME RELIEF TO TRAFFIC USING THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL AND TO TRAFFIC IN THE VICINITY, THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR JAMES 30, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES WERE LISTED IN CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL TRAFFIC STUDY COMPILED JOINTLY BY DEPARTMENT AND A CONSULTANCY FIRM.
THE REPORT ON
THE TRANSPORT
THEY WILL BE CARRIED OUT SHORTLY WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF MINIMISING THE EFFECT OF TUNNEL TRAFFIC
ON.
NON-TUNNEL TRAFFIC, MERGING REDUCING CONFLICT CAUSED BY
TRAFFIC ON APPROACHES TO THE TUNNEL AND IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF CROSS HARBOUR BUS SERVICES.
INCLUDING
AFTER LENGTHY DELIBERATIONS ON THE VARIOUS MEASURES, PROPOSALS ON TOLLS, THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE YESTERDAY RECOMMENDED THAT CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL TOLLS SHOULD NOT BE INCREASED.
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AT THE SAME TIME, TAC MEMBERS STRONGLY ADVISED THAT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PACKAGE SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
MR SO NOTED THAT TRAFFIC QUEUES AT THE TUNNEL
ROADS, EFFECT ON NON-TUNNEL TRAFFIC USING THE SAME ROAD, EAST KOWLOON
WAY, PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD,
HAVE A SERIOUS SUCH AS CHATHAM GLOUCESTER ROAD,
ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR AND CANAL ROAD.
/HE SAID
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