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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1991

MR LEUNG SAID TRAFFIC FLOW WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY

IMPROVED AT

THE LION ROCK TUNNEL WHEN THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL OPENED ON JULY 1.

THE TIDAL

IMPLEMENTED ΤΟ HELP FLOW ARRANGEMENT + LENGTHENING OF BUS-ONLY ADDITIONAL TOLL

MR LEUNG SAID MEASURES PRESENTLY BBING BASE CONGESTION AT THE TUNNEL INCLUDED THE CONTROLLED MERGING OF VEHICLES, AND THE LANES IN THE APPROACHES TO THE TUNNEL; AND PROVIDING BOOTHS AND EXACT TOLL LANES TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW.

HE ADDED THAT THE WIDENING OF TAI PO ROAD AND SHING MUN TUNNELS HAD REDUCED THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC TUNNEL FROM 104,000 VEHICLES PER DAY IN MARCH VEHICLES PER DAY AT PRESENT.

1990

USING TO ABOUT 97,000

OPENING OF THE LION ROCK

0

SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE TABLED

* *

APPROVED BY

YEAR

A SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION OF $875.1 MILLION WAS THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF THE FINANCIAL 1990-91.

THIS

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON SIR PIERS JACOBS, STATED WHEN TABLING A SUMMARY OF ALL CHANGES MADE TO THE OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE SAID PERIOD IN THE

APPROVED ESTIMATES (WEDNESDAY}.

COUNCIL TODAY

LEGISLATIVE

SIR PIERS SAID THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION WAS EITHER BY SAVINGS UNDER THE SAME OR OTHER HEADS OF EXPENDITURES OR

FULLY OFFSET THE DELETION OF FUNDS UNDER THE ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS SUBHEADS.

POLYTECHNIC

BY

THIS INCLUDED $448.4 MILLION FOR THE FIVE UNIVERSITY AND

GRANTS COMMITTEE-FUNDED INSTITUTIONS INCREASES/ALLOWANCES TO THEIR ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC STAFF.

TO AWARD SALARY

UNIVERSITY

THIS ALSO INCLUDED $109.7 MILLION FOR THE HONG KONG OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO PURCHASE GENERAL TEACHING EQUIPMENT, $86.6 MILLION FOR THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ΤΟ

TO MEET THE COSTS FOR UP-FRONT

HEADQUARTERS CONSULTANCIES.

AND

AND ESTABLISH

ITS SYSTEMS AND

NON-RECURRENT NEW NON-RECURRENT

SIR PIERS SAID DURING THE PERIOD, APPROVED COMMITMENTS WERE INCREASED BY $73.7 MILLION AND COMMITMENTS OF $224.4 MILLION WERE ALSO APPROVED,

IN THE SAME PERIOD, A NET INCREASE OF 703 POSTS HE ADDED.

WAS APPROVED,

HE NOTED THAT ITEMS IN THE SUMMARY HAD BEEN APPROVED EITHER FINANCE COMMITTEE OR UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY.

BY

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