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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1989

WOULD

FLEXIBLY TO

ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES, MR MAK SAID THE GOVERNMENT

CO-ORDINATION POLICY CONTINUE TO APPLY THE INTER-MODAL

MEET CHANGING TRANSPORT DEMANDS AND DEVELOPMENTS.

IN HE SAID THAT

VIEW OF PUBLIC

FOR DEMAND

UP-MARKET

ΤΟ WOULD CONTINUE SERVICES,

ENCOURAGE THE THE GOVERNMENT

BOTII IN TERMS OF QUALITY COMPANIES TO IMPROVE THEIR SERVICES QUANTITY,

BUS

BUS

AND

MAK

SAID THIS WAS

AN

OF ROAD

MR USE, ON THE MANAGEMENT ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF HONG KONG'S TRANSPORT STRATEGY.

ENGINEERING MEASURES WOULD BE

MODERN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND APPLIED TO MAXIMISE THE USE OF ROAD SPACE.

THE UPGRADED COMPUTERISED AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM WOULD EXPANDED TO COVER THE NEW TOWNS.

PLANS FOR BUILDING HILLSIDE ESCALATORS LINKING AND CENTRAL WERE BEING FINALISED.

BE

THE MID-LEVELS

ΤΟ MINIMISE TRAFFIC AND ROAD

MEASURES WOULD CONTINUE TO BE INTRODUCED DISRUPTIONS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE VEHICLES, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS MAINTENANCE AND UTILITY WORKS.

PRIORITY WOULD BE GIVEN TO BUSES PRIORITY SCHEME AS THEY WERE THE MOST VEHICLES.

THROUGH DUS LANES AND BUS EFFICIENT AND ESSENTIAL ROAD

THE

OR

NUMBER OF VEHICLES OR MR MAK SAID IF THE GROWTH IN THE

BY THE SECOND COMPREHENSIVE NUMBER OF TRIPS TURNED OUT AS FORECAST

ΤΟ

THE REGULATE

OF VEHICLES TRANSPORT STUDY, MEASURES VEHICLE TRIPS WOULD HAVE TO BE INTRODUCED.

NUMBER

WAS MEASURES

AIMED AT ONE OF THE

MANAGING THE DEMAND IN CONGESTED AREAS SUCH AS IN THE TUNNELS BY ADJUSTING TUNNEL TOLLS.

IN

A CONTINUING HE SAID CONGESTION AT TUNNELS WAS EXPECTED TO BE PROBLEM IN THE NEXT DECADE IN VIEW OF THE ANTICIPATED RAPID GROWTH TRIPS BETWEEN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND KOWLOON, AND ACROSS THE HARBOUR.

VEHICLES.

ANOTHER MEASURE WAS TO MANAGE

THE USAGE AND THE

NUMBER OF

ΤΟ MEANS

ENCOURAGE

WOULD BE INCREASING FURL TAX

A USEFUL MOTORISTS TO REDUCE NON-ESSENTIAL TRIPS.

MAIN

QUOTAS AND VEHICLE OWNERSHIP TAXES WERE THE MANAGING THE GROWTH IN THE VEHICLE FLEET SUCH AS TAXIS, BUSES, PRIVATE CARS AND LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES.

OPTIONS FOR PUBLIC LIGHT

SAID

TO

TAKE

MR MAK

THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED MANAGEMENT MEASURES FLEXIBLY AND INTERVALS

ACCOUNT OF CHANGING DEVELOPMENTS.

INTENTION WAS

то REVIEW

TRANSPORT

ΤΟ

APPLY IT AT REGULAR AND DEMANDS

THE

"THE GOVERNMENT WILL MONITOR VERY CAREFULLY THE GROWTH RATE

INTRODUCING ANY OF VEHICLES AND THE LEVEL OF CONGESTION BEFORE PROPOSED MEASURES, HE ADDED.

OF

THE

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