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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1990

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LAM KAM ROAD IMPROVEMENTS START

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THE WORKS TO IMPROVE LAM KAM ROAD BETWEEN ΤΑΙ PO ROAD AND KADOORIE FARM STARTED LAST MONTH, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY}.

SAID

IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, MR LEUNG THE WORKS INCLUDING ROAD WIDENING AND RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ALIGNMENT, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CLIMBING LANE ON THE STEEP SECTIONS WOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY 1993.

THERE WERE ALSO PLANS TO IMPROVE CERTAIN SECTIONS OF LUK KENG ROAD TO SMOOTH OUT THE SHARPER BENDS, IMPROVE MOTORISTS' SIGHT LINES, AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FOOTPATHS. WORK COULD START WHEN FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE, HE SAID.

MR LEUNG SAID KAM SHEUNG ROAD WAS ONLY A LOCAL ACCESS ROAD AND COULD COPE ADEQUATELY WITH PRESENT TRAFFIC FLOW. THERE WAS THEREFORE NO PLAN TO WIDEN OR UPGRADE IT AT PRESENT.

HE SAID ROUTE TWISK HAD ENOUGH CAPACITY TO COPE WITH PRESENT AND FUTURE TRAFFIC FLOWS UP TILL THE LATE 1990'S

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ADDITIONAL CAPACITY WOULD IN THE LONGER TERM BE PROVIDED THE ROUTE 3 COUNTRY PARK SECTION BETWEEN TSING YI AND YUEN LONG, MR LEUNG ADDED.

FIVE BILLS PASSED

FIVE BILLS WERE PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THEY WERE THE CONTROL OF EXEMPTION CLAUSES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990, FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (AMENDMENT} BILL 1990, MERCHANT SHIPPING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990, AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES

(AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 AND EVIDENCE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990.

THE CRIMINAL LAW ( AMENDMENT}

BILL 1990 WAS INTRODUCED FOR

FIRST AND SECOND READINGS. DEBATE ON IT WAS ADJOURNED.

IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON SIR PIERS JACOBS, MADE A STATEMENT ON LEVERAGED LEASING.

TWO REPORTS WERE TABLED: THE "ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES AND THE ACCOUNTS OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1990", AND THE "REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT ON THE ACCOUNTS OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH

1990 AND THE RESULTS OF VALUE FOR MONEY AUDITS".

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