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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1989

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT

INCREASED BY 6 PER

CENT

TO 396

FOLLOWS: 124 ON HONG KONG ISLAND,

COMPLAINTS ABOUT ROAD CONGESTION CASES WHICH WERE DISTRIBUTED AS 175 IN

KOWLOON, 89 IN THE NEW

TERRITORIES AND 8 IN TUNNELS OR OTHER AREAS.

FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO ROAD CONGESTION INCLUDED TRAFFIC ENGINEERING MATTERS. VEHICLE OBSTRUCTION AND ROAD WORKS.

5 PER COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES DROPPED BY

THE CENT FROM 233 CASES IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER TO 222 THIS QUARTER. MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN WERE PHASING OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND TRAFFIC AT VARIOUS LANE ARRANGEMENT, AND ADDITION OF TRAFFIC SIGNS AND AIDS, LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

BY 5

COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE MAINTENANCE OF ROADS DECREASED PER CENT FROM 239 CASES IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER. TO 227 CASES. THE MAJOR AREAS OF COMPLAINTS WERE DEFECTIVE ROAD SURFACES, FAULTY TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND DAMAGED TRAFFIC SIGNS/AIDS.

AT

387 IN THE

TRAFFIC ENFIORCEMENT CASES STOOD

QUARTER, DECREASE OF 9 CASES OR 2 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS QUARTER. THESE WERE RELATED MAINLY TO REQUESTS FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION

AND MOTORISTS FAILING TO COMPLY

PARKING

ILLEGAL REGULATIONS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

A

WITH

AGAINST TRAFFIC

PRAISE FOR CAS WORK IN MANAGING VBP DETENTION CENTRES

THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, THIS AID SERVICES (CAS) FOR ITS (SATURDAY) EVENING COMMENDED THE CIVIL CONTRIBUTION IN MANAGING VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE DETENTION CENTRES.

ייה

THE CAS POPULAR ONE AND MIGHT

ADDRESSING THE 39TH RECRUITS' PASSING-OUT TARADE MR ASPREY POINTED OUT THAT THE JOB WAS NOT A APPEAR TO MANY TO BE THANKLESS.

FOR A

VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO AND CAMP ON A FULL-TIME

HAVE THE

STREET

"IT IS A FINE ACHIEVEMENT PROVIDED THE STAFF TO MANAGE THE ARGYLE ACCOMMODATION ON THE FERRIES AT STONECUTTERS ISLAND, BASIS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE OF THIS YEAR, HE SAID.

T1

OF THE CAS **IT SAYS MUCH FOR THE DEDICATION AND MORALE THE TASK HAS BEEN ACCEPTED SO WILLINGLY AND PERFORMED SO WELL.

THANKS

THAT

APPRECIATION

WHICH

OF THE

AND THE CONTRIBUTION

"AND I SHOULD LIKE TO RECORD THE THE GOVERNMENT AND OF THE COMMUNITY FOR CAS HAS MADE IN HELPING TO COPE WITH THIS CRISIES."

/MR ASPREY