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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1991

HAD

PRIVATE AND NEW

AS REGARDS PORT DEVELOPMENT, SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT RECENTLY DISPOSED OF CONTAINER TERMINAL NO. 8 BY WAY OF A TREATY GRANT TO A CONSORTIUM COMPRISING EXISTING OPERATORS INTERESTS, INCLUDING CHINESE INTERESTS.

"A SERIES OF STUDIES ON PORT DEVELOPMENT IN TSING YI WESTERN HARBOUR, TUEN MUN AND TSEUNG KWAN O ARE IN PROGRESS,

Н

LANTAU, HE SAID.

THE

THE CHIEF SECRETARY REASSURED THAT IF AN UNDERSTANDING ON

ADMINISTRATION AIRPORT PROJECT COULD BE REACHED WITH THE CHINESE, THE WOULD TELL THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG EXACTLY WHAT IT CONTAINED.

GOVT TO REVIEW CONTROLS ON BILLBOARD-CARRYING VEHICLES

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AMENDMENTS AS

OPERATION

THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATIVE SOON AS PRACTICABLE TO STRENGTHEN CONTROL ON THE NUMBER AND OF VEHICLES CARRYING BILLBOARDS, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE MICHAEL LEUNG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HON

OF

MR LEUNG SAID IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LAU WAH-SUM,

A PROLIFERATION THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY OBJECTIVE WAS TO PREVENT VEHICLES CARRYING LARGE BILLBOARD ADVERTISEMENTS ON THE ROADS.

HE

THAT SAID

UNDER

THE

ROAD

TRAFFIC ORDINANCE SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION, A VEHICLE OWNER COULD APPLY FOR CARRY ADVERTISEMENTS ON HIS VEHICLE.

"PROVIDED THAT

THE

AND REGISTRATION

LICENSING

AND A PERMIT TO

ITS

REQUIREMENTS

FEE,

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ARË MET, AN ADVERTISEMENT PERMIT MAY BE ISSUED ON PAYMENT OF A HE SAID.

MIGHT STIPULATE MR LEUNG SAID THE PERMIT GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS ENTERING CERTAIN BUSY ROADS AND AT CERTAIN TIMES.

CONDITIONS CERTAIN RESTRICTING IT FROM

SAFETY AND

REVIEWING MAKE THEM

THE MORE

THE ADMINISTRATION WAS AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL ROAD

VEHICLES, AND WAS TRANSPORT PROBLEMS CAUSED BY SUCH CONDITIONS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR ISSUING STRINGENT, HE SAID.

TO PERMITS

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