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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1991

AD HOC COMMITTEE TO REVIEW HOUSING SUBSIDY POLICY

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL BE ASKED ON JULY RECOMMENDATION MADE BY ITS MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE SHOULD BE APPOINTED TO REVIEW THE HOUSING POLICY.

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PETER TSAO, INFORMED

THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE HON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG.

WOULD ALSO BE ASKED TO DECIDE, REVIEW AND HOW THE PUBLIC

MR TSAO SAID THE AUTHORITY AMONG OTHER THINGS, ON THE SCOPE OF THE SHOULD BE CONSULTED.

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CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR LION ROCK TUNNEL REVIEWED

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TRANSPORT,

MICHAEL THE HON THE SECRETARY FOR (WEDNESDAY) SAID CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR DEALING WITH

ROCK TUNNEL HAD BREN REVIEWED IN THE LION INTRODUCED FOLLOWING A RECENT INCIDENT.

LEUNG, TODAY TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AND FRESH PROCEDURES

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED SPILLED ITS LOAD.

ON MAY 19 IN WHICH A TIPPER LORRY

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON RONALD CHOW IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR LEUNG SAID THE INCIDENT WAS UNIQUE.

DROPPED

THE

A 900

ITS LOAD OF HE SAID A TIPPER LORRY ACCIDENTALLY RUBBLE IN THE NORTHBOUND TUBE OF THE TUNNEL SCATTERING IT OVER WHICH HAD TO BE CLOSED FOR METRE-STRETCH OF THE SLOW LANE,

REASONS.

SAFETY

STAFF, IT

THE

PROVED

SHEER

ALTHOUGH THE INCIDENT WAS SPOTTED BY TUNNEL DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO CLEAR THE RUBBLE MANUALLY BECAUSE OF SIZE OF THE OBSTRUCTION.

BY THE

TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON THAT DAY WAS FURTHER EXACERBATED

IN THE SOUTHBOUND TUBE SHORTLY BREAKDOWN OF A HEAVY GOODS VEHICLE AFTER THE TIPPER LORRY SPILL.

MR LEUNG SAID APART FROM IMPROVING CONTINGENCY PROCEDURES

INSTALLED IN THE TUNNEL CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION SYSTEM WOULD BE REPLACED EARLY NEXT YEAR.

THE

IN

1978

HE SAID THE NEW SYSTEM WOULD PROVIDE AND MONITORING OF TRAFFIC.

FOR BETTER

SURVEILLANCE

/MR LEUNG