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SUNDAY, JULY 30, 1989

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"AS A RESULT OF THIS THERE HAS BEEN A PLEASING DOWNWARD TREND IN OVER LOADED VEHICLES, BUT THERE ARE STILL ENOUGH TO CAUSE CONCERN, MR CURLEWIS SAID.

SINCE EARLY

LOADED

1988

HAS VEHICLES

ENFORCEMENT ACTION ON THE TOLO HIGHWAY RESULTED IN A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN DETECTED OVER DESPITE A 16 PER CENT INCREASE IN TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD.

A THE OVERALL TREND BASED ON A THREE YEAR PERIOD IS OF ABOUT EIGHT PER CENT A YEAR.

REDUCTION

TRANSPORT FIRMS WANT TO NIGHT WHICH ARE UNDERCUTTING WEIGHTS. IF EVERYONE DID IT WOULD BE VERY HAPPY,"

BIG MR CURLEWIS SAID: "MANY OF THE STAY WITHIN THE LAW. IT'S THE FLY BY THE BIG COMPANIES BY CARRYING EXCESS LEGALLY THE MAJOR HAULAGE COMPANIES

SURVEY ON COMMERCIAL OFFICE NEEDS

THE GOVERNMENT HAS COMMISSIONED A SURVEY ON LAND AND REQUIREMENTS OF COMMERCIAL FIRMS IN HONG KONG.

FACILITY

AND TO PRIVATE

THE SURVEY. COMMISSIONED BY THE LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH BE CARRIED OUT BY THE MARKETING DECISION RESEARCH COMPANY. A MARKET RESEARCH FIRM. WILL HELP THE GOVERNMENT TO PLAN FUTURE LAND ALLOCATION AND PROVISION OF RELATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES.

OFFICE

A LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT SUCH INFORMATION IS VITAL TO THE GROWTH AND PROMOTION OF HONG KONG AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL CENTRE.

THE SURVEY. TO BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN AUGUST AND OCTOBER. AIMS AT IDENTIFYING, FROM THE CONSUMERS' POINT OF VIEW. THE NEEDS OF BUSINESS COMPANIES IN TERMS OF OFFICE SPACE AND CONDITIONS. OFFICE LOCATION AND ENVIRONMENT. PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES SUCH AS PARKING SPACES, BANKS AND EATING PLACES.

THE RESEARCH FIRM HAS SELECTED, BY RANDOM SAMPLING, SOME 2,500 COMMERCIAL FIRMS FOR INTERVIEW.

BE

SENIOR DIRECTORATE OR MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL OF THESE FIRMS APPROACHED AND THE INFORMATION THEY PROVIDE WILL BE CONFIDENTIAL.

WILL

KEPT

THE SELECTED COMPANIES WILL SOON RECEIVE A LETTER INVITING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY.

YEAR.

THE SURVEY REPORT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER THIS

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