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TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1989
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS MOST APPROPRIATE FOR THE SECOND WORLD CONTAINER CONGRESS TO TAKE PLACE IN HONG KONG, NOTING THAT THE TERRITORY WAS THE FIRST PORT IN THE WORLD TO REGISTER A CONTAINER THROUGHPUT OF MORE THAN FOUR MILLION TEU's LAST YEAR.
"WITH THAT, HONG KONG RETAINED ITS NUMBER ONE POSITION AS THE WORLD'S BUSIEST CONTAINER PORT." HE ADDED.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
SECOND WORLD AT THE
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING OF THE CONTAINER CONGRESS TO BE HELD AT 8.30 AM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY} HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE IN WAN CHAI.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE AT REGISTRATION COUNTER ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF THE CENTRE BY 8.15 AM.
THE
SPEED LIMIT ON TOLO HIGHWAY TO BE RAISED
THE SPEED LIMIT ON TOLO HIGHWAY AND AN ADJOINING SECTION OF NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD WILL BE RAISED ΤΟ 100 KILOMETRES PER HOUR FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY, MAY 8, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY).
HOWEVER, THE MAXIMUM SPEED FOR MEDIUM GOODS VEHICLES, HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES AND BUSES WILL REMAIN AT 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR AS AT PRESENT ACCORDING TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE.
A TRAFFIC ENGINEER OF THE DEPARTMENT, MR SHIN YU-HING, SAID: "THE STRETCH OF ROAD WHERE THE NEW SPEED LIMIT APPLIES IS BETWEEN MA LIU SHUI IN SHA TIN AND KAI LENG INTERCHANGE IN SHEUNG SHUI, COVERING A TOTAL LENGTH OF ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES."
THERE WILL BE APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS то INDICATE EXACTLY WHERE THE NEW SPEED LIMIT STARTS AND ENDS.
MR SHIN SAID IT WAS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVERS AND OTHER ROAD USERS THAT THE 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT WOULD CONTINUE TO APPLY TO MEDIUM GOODS VEHICLES, HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES AND BUSES.
HE STRESSED THAT THE NEW SPEED LIMIT WAS NOT AN INDICATION THE SPEED THAT MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE AT.
"IT IS THE SPEED THAT VEHICLES MUST NOT EXCEED AT ANY TIME.
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