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FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1989

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THE

ABOUT BUS GATE ON

RECENTLY, NON-FRANCHISED BUS DRIVERS HAD COMPLAINED STRINGENT ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL USE OF THE THE CANAL ROAD FLYOVER.

THE TRANSPORT

DEPARTMENT

A HELD

WITH

THE PUBLIC

WHICH IT

WAS

OF

MEETING APRIL 19 DURING ON ASSOCIATION OPERATORS OMNIBUS EXPLAINED TO THE RESENTATIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION THAT IN THE LIGHT

INTEREST PREVAILING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, IT WOULD NOT BE IN THE PUBLIC TO OPEN THE BUS GATE TO NON-FRANCHISED BUSES AT THIS STAGE.

"AN ALTERNATIVE

ROUTE

WHICH

IS

RELATIVELY CROSS HARBOUR

FAST FOR TUNNEL 19

NON-FRANCHISED BUSES TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE THE BUS LANE ON GLOUCESTER ROAD WESTBOUND OUTSIDE EXCELSIOR HOTEL.

"THIS BUS LANE IS OPEN TO FRANCHISED AND NON-FRANCHISED BUSES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

**

EMPHASISED

ON

THE

CLEAR VERY WOULD DEFEAT

THAT THE LAW WAS THE SPOKESMAN TRAFFIC SIGNAGE AND THAT IT MUST BE ENFORCED OR IT PURPOSE OF THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES IMPOSED.

OF THE PUBLIC BE TOLERANT AND TO OBSERVE

THESE MEASURES WERE INTRODUCED FOR THE BENEFIT AT LARGE AND OTHER MOTORISTS WERE ASKED TO THE SIGNS PUT UP, HE SAID.

GATE AND

THE

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUOUSLY REVIEW THE SITUATION

BUS AT THE CAPACITY OF THE ROAD IN THE CONTEXT IMPLICATION TO OTHER ROAD USERS.

THAT

IT WAS ALSO SUGGESTED TO THE ASSOCIATION THAT IF IT FELT IT HAD A STRONG CASE, IT COULD PROVIDE SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS IN DETAIL ON NON-FRANCHISED THE PROHIBITION TO BACK UP ITS CASE FOR REMOVING BUSES USING THE BUS GATE.

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WOULD THEN REVIEW THE SITUATION IN THE LIGHT OF THE ARGUMENTS FORWARDED.

CHEUNG CHAU LOT TO BE SOLD BY TENDER

* * * *

THE BUILDINGS AND

DEPARTMENT LANDS

IS OFFERING

A SITE ON

CHEUNG CHAU FOR SALE BY TENDER.

GODOWN)

THE SITE, WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT 65 SQUARE METRES, IS LOCATED IN

(EXCLUDING NON-INDUSTRIAL KIN SAN LANE AND WILL BE USED FOR I'URPOSES.

THE BUILDING COVENANT REQUIRES A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF

BEFORE THAN 130 SQUARE METRES TO BE COMPLETED

ON OR

NOT LESS SEPTEMBER

30.

1991.

THE CLOSING