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FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1990

NEW

YELLOW

MARKING

WAS

STRIPED CONTROLLED PEDESTRIAN ABOUT TWO

TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION, A INTRODUCED ON A TRIAL BASIS AT 32 LIGHT SIGNAL CROSSINGS IN KOWLOON AND HONG KONG ISLAND OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS.

THE TRIAL HAS PROVED TO BE A SUCCESS AS, AT USED DURING THE TRIAL, VEHICULAR OBSTRUCTION WAS CENT AND ACCIDENTS TO PEDESTRIANS BY 18.2 PER CENT.

THE 32 CROSSINGS REDUCED BY 60 PER

PENALTY IN BEFORE

A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR IMPOSITION OF THE FIXED THE FIXED PENALTY (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ORDINANCE WILL BE PUT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS MONTH.

MEANWHILE, A NUMBER

REGULATIONS.

OF OTHER AMENDMENTS WERE MADE ΤΟ THE DETAILS OF THESE REGULATIONS ARE CONTAINED IN THE GAZETTE PUBLISHED TODAY (FRIDAY).

AMENDMENT ONE

PRESCRIBED

SIGNS TRAFFIC

CLARIFIES THAT THE REQUIREMENT TO ERECT

AND ROAD

ROAD MARKINGS AT

WORKS IS DURING HOURS OF

APPLICABLE AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY, INSTEAD OF ONLY DARKNESS AS REQUIRED AT PRESENT.

то

ANOTHER AMENDMENT AUTHORISES THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT

ALLOW MOTOR ISSUE PERMITS TO

VEHICLES AND TRAILERS EXCEEDING 16 METRES IN COMBINED LENGTH TO BE DRIVEN ON THE ROAD.

THE TAILGATE OF GOODS PROPER WAY OF FASTENING 19 ΤΟ ENSURE THAT

ON TO ENSURE THAT NO LOAD IS CARRIED VEHICLES, ANOTHER AMENDMENT STIPULATES THE OVERHANGING LOADS ON GOODS VEHICLES. THE PURPOSE LOADS ARE NOT CARRIED IN A PRECARIOUS MANNER.

NEW TRAFFIC SIGNS AND

SCHEDULE

ΤΟ

ROAD MARKINGS ARE PRESCRIBED IN THE FIRST AND SECOND

THE ROAD TRAFFIC (TRAFFIC CONTROL) TO MEET CHANGING REGULATIONS TO RECTIFY CERTAIN MINOR ANOMALIES CIRCUMSTANCES.

OR

0

COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1990 GAZETTED

**

BILL WILL

THE ENABLE

COMPANIES SYSTEM OF KEEPING COMPANY MAKING THEM AVAILABLE FOR SEARCH BY THE PUBLIC ON

2) PROPOSALS CONTAINED IN THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 1990, WHICH WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY), REGISTRY TO INTRODUCE A NEW AND IMPROVED RECORDS AND MICROFILM.

OF THEIR SPACE, THE

THE NEW SYSTEM WOULD APPLY TO ALL COMPANY RECORDS, EXCEPT SHAREHOLDERS LISTS WHICH WERE NOT EASY TO MICROFILM BECAUSE SIZE, AND WOULD ALSO ACHIEVE SAVINGS IN COMMERCIAL REGISTRAR GENERAL, MR NOEL GLEESON, SAID.

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