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TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1989

MEMBERS ALSO DISCUSSED THE FIVE-YEAR FORWARD PLANNING PROGRAMMB (1989-93) SUBMITTED BY THE STAR FERRY COMPANY.

IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING COIN-OPERATED TURNSTILES WITH A COMMON STORED VALUE TICKET SYSTEM IN 1990-91, AND THE REFURBISHMENT OF PIERS IN 1989-90 WERE NOTED.

THE TAC WAS ALSO BRIEFED ON THE EXTENSION OF THE TIDAL FLOW SCHEME AND THE PROPOSED RE-INTRODUCTION OF A ONE-WAY TOLL AT THE LION ROCK TUNNEL.

AT PRESENT, TIDAL FLOW ARRANGEMENTS ARE INTRODUCED DAILY ON WEEK-DAYS BETWEEN 6 AM AND 7.30 AM DURING WHICH THREE LANES ARB PROVIDED FOR KOWLOON-BOUND TRAFFIC, LEAVING ONE LANE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELLING TO THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS PROPOSED TO EXTEND THE TIDAL FLOW TO 7.40 AM. TO TIE IN WITH THE EXTENSION, GOODS VEHICLES WILL BE BANNED FROM USING THE SLIP ROAD FROM WESTBOUND LUNG CHEUNG ROAD TO NORTHBOUND WATERLOO ROAD BETWEEN 7 AM AND 8 AM. THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL BE CARRIED OUT FOR A THREE-WEEK TRIAL IN MAY OR JUNE.

IT IS HOPED THAT THE VOLUME OF NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC USING THE LION ROCK TUNNEL WILL BE REDUCED SO THAT THE TRAFFIC IN THE VICINITY OF THE KOWLOON ENTRANCE OF THE TUNNEL WILL NOT BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE EXTENSION OF THE TIDAL FLOW.

THE TAC ALSO NOTED THAT THE ONE-WAY TOLL SYSTEM WOULD NOT BE

OF RE-INTRODUCED UNTIL OCTOBER THIS YEAR PENDING THE COMPLETION

THE

TAI PO ROAD STAGE II IMPROVEMENT WORKS.

MEMBERS WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON THE PRESENT AND PLANNED MEASURES OF THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY TO IMPROVE ITS STANDARD OF

THE SERVICE, INCLUDING

REFURBISHMENT OF THE THREE HYF PIERS IN CENTRAL, THE PROVISION OF MORE FREE BUS SERVICES TO AND FROM THE HYF PIERS AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE VESSEL CLEANSING SCHEDULE PLANNED REFURBISHMENT OF VESSELS.

THE TAC ALSO NOTED THE LANTAU TAXI OPERATORS' DESIRE TO THEIR OPERATIONS TO NGONG PING. HOWEVER, MEMBERS GENERALLY THAT FOR SAFETY REASONS ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC COULD NOT BE ALLOWED THE EXISTING ROAD CONDITIONS, BUT SHOULD BE PERMITTED ONCE THE ROAD WAS WIDENED TO TWO LANES THROUGHOUT.

AND

EXTEND AGREED UNDER

ACCESS

THE TAC WOULD HEAR THE VIEWS OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LANTAU TAXI ASSOCIATION AT A MEETING ON MONDAY (APRIL 3).

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