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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1988

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NEW VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROLS PLANNED

THE GOVERNMENT HAS A PLAN TO INTRODUCE NEW CONTROLS ON VEHICLE EMISSIONS IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE HON GRAHAM BARNES, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY

(WEDNESDAY).

SAID

REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON PETER WONG, MR BARNES SUCH CONTROLS WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENT TO USE LEAD-FREE PETROL.

"WE ARE CURRENTLY RECRUITING A MOTOR VEHICLE

TO

EMISSION CONTROL EXPERT TO REVIEW OUR EXISTING VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROLS AND RECOMMEND MEASURES TO INTRODUCE MORE STRINGENT CONTROL," HE SAID.

TOUGHER DRIVING RULES ON EXPRESSWAY PLANNED

THE GOVERNMENT IS DRAFTING LEGISLATION ΤΟ PRESCRIBE TOUGHER DRIVING RULES FOR EXPRESSWAYS TO ENSURE THEY ARE USED SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON LAU WONG-FAT, MR LEUNG SAID THE NEW LEGISLATION WOULD REQUIRE ALL VEHICLES TO KEEP LEFT EXCEPT WHEN OVERTAKING AND TO OVERTAKE ONLY TO THE RIGHT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE.

THAT

SLOW MOVING VEHICLES, SUCH AS MEDIUM AND HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES, WOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM USING THE OUTSIDE LANE OF A CARRIAGEWAY HAD THREE OR MORE LANES, EXCEPT AT JUNCTIONS.

REGARDING EXISTING MEASURES TO PREVENT HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES USING THE FAST LANES ON TRUNK ROADS, MR LEUNG SAID THAT "KEEP LEFT UNLESS OVERTAKING" SIGNS WERE ERECTED ALONG THE MAJOR TRUNK ROADS SUCH AS TUEN MUN AND TOLO HIGHWAYS.

THIS SIGN REQUIRED

EXCEPT WHEN OVERTAKING.

VEHICLES

TO

KEEP TO THE NEARSIDE LANE

RELEVANT ΤΟ

IT APPLIED TO ALL VEHICLES, AND WAS PARTICULARLY

SLOWER MOVING ONES.

THE SIGN WAS REGULATORY AND FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH IT WAS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC (TRAFFIC CONTROL) REGULATIONS.

/MR LEUNG