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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1988

PROPER LOADING OF GOODS VEHICLES A MUST

OPERATORS AND DRIVERS OF

AS

GOODS VEHICLES SHOULD ENSURE THAT WITH BADLY LOADED

GOODS VEHICLES PROPERLY THEIR VEHICLES ARE

TUNNELS, A DISTRIBUTED GOODS WILL BE REFUSED ENTRY TO THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

SINCE JUNE THIS YEAR, STAFF AT THE THREE

THE LION ROCK TUNNEL,

TUNNELS OPERATED BY AIRFURT TUNNEL AND VEHICLES USING

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ABERDEEN TUNNEL HAVE STEPPED UP INSPECTION OF GOODS THE TUNNELS AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORT TO CRACK DOWN ON LOADED AND OVERLOADED VEHICLES.

BADLY

JUNE AND ABOUT 13 GOODS VEHICLES PER DAY WERE INSPECTED SINCE

BE UNSAFELY A TOTAL NUMBER OF 156 GOODS VEHICLES WHICH WERE FOUND TO

WERE REFUSED ENTRY TO THE LOADED, OVERLOADED OR POORLY MAINTAINED TUNNELS.

CARRYING

HAVE BEEN PROSECUTED BY SO FAR, SEVEN GOODS VEHICLE DRIVERS

FOR DEPARTMENT THE TRANSPORT *THE

UNIT OF PROSECUTIONS INSECURE LOADS IN THE TUNNEL AREAS AND FINED BY THE COURT.

UP TO NOW, 744 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS WHICH OCCURRED IN AREAS INVOLVED GOODS VEHICLES.

THE TUNNEL

CAN BE

FOR DANGEROUS EXTREMELY "AS BADLY DISTRIBUTED LOADS

OTHER ROAD USERS, DRIVERS AND WORKERS IN THE VEHICLES AS WELL AS TO

THAT THEIR ENSURE SHOULD DRIVERS AND GOODS VEHICLE OPERATORS VEHICLES ARE PROPERLY LOADED,

"

THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

OF LOADING, THE

TRANSPORT

DEPARTMENT

TO PROMOTE THE SAFETY

AN PUBLISHED A CODE OF PRACTICE FOR LOADING OF VEHICLES IN SEPTEMBER.

HELD TO FURTHER EXHIBITION ON SAFE LOADING OF VEHICLES WILL ALSO BE PUBLICISE THE SAFETY RULES TO PEOPLE ENGAGED IN THE TRADE.

THE HELD

THE EXHIBITION, ORGANISED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WITH ASSISTANCE OF THE GOODS VEHICLE OPERATORS' ASSOCIATIONS, WILL BE

AT THE DEPARTMENT'S BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM THIS SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 20) VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRE IN KOWLOON BAY.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE

AND THE LEGISLATIVE OF THE

COUNCIL

MR ΤΑΙ CHIN-WAH,

ADVISORY TRANSPORT

MEMBER COMMITTEE, AND THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR JAMES SO.

THE

PROGRAMME DAY'S

WILL INCLUDE SLIDE-VISUAL

THE DISPLAY

он DISPLAY

OF GOOD

VARIOUS

AND

BAD

CORRECTLY LOADED VEHICLES, LOADING PRACTICE AND DISPLAY STANDS.

SHORT INFORMAL TALKS ON SAFE LOADING WILL BE GIVEN BY

OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND POLICE.

OFFICERS

/POLICE OFFICERS