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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1988

DRAFT PTS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ON COMMITTEE AGENDA

THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL MEET TOMORROW (MONDAY) TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT 1989/90 PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE DISTRICT.

A SENIOR TRANSPORT OFFICER OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, MISS LUI YING, WILL BE PRESENT TO INTRODUCE THE DOCUMENT AND LISTEN TO MEMBER'S VIEWS.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSAL OF USING CHUNG HOM KOK ROAD AND CAPE ROAD AS THE CONSTRUCTION ACCESS FOR SITE FORMATION WORKS FOR THE PHASE I OF THE MA HANG REDEVELOPMENT IN STANLEY.

AS THE PROPOSED ACCESS ROUTE WILL PASS THROUGH RESIDENTIAL AREAS ALONG THE TWO ROADS, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IS PREPARED ΤΟ ADOPT A NUMBER OF SPECIAL MEASURES TO MINIMISE THE INCONVENIENCE THAT MAY ARISE.

A CIVIL ENGINEER OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, MR K.K. MAK, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MVA CONSULTANCY WHICH WAS COMMISSIONED TO STUDY THE ACCESS ROUTE, WILL ATTEND THE MEETING TO ANSWER RELATED QUESTIONS.

OTHER ASPECTS THAT WILL BE RAISED BY MEMBERS INCLUDE THE TRAFFIC ISSUE IN BAYS AREAS AND THE PROVISION OF SHELTERS AND RAILINGS TO ALL BUS-STOPS IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT.

QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE EXTENSION OF OPERATING HOURS OF BUS ROUTE NO. 73 AND THE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN TO DETER JAY-WALKING IN ABERDEEN PRAYA ROAD WILL ALSO BE RAISED AT THE MEETING.

ANOTHER ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE LOADING OF VEHICLES.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE SOUTHERN BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BEGIN AT TOMORROW (MONDAY) AT THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM, SECOND FLOOR, COURT, ABERDEEN CENTRE, NAM NING STREET, ABERDEEN.

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