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TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1991

HE ADDED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD

SUPERVISE

THE FEASIBILITY

STUDY.

A

DEPARTMENT IS

AND MAUNSELL MVA (ASIA)

THE CONSULTANCY GROUP COMMISSIONED BY THE JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF (ASIA) LTD CONSULTANTS ASIA LTD, TOGETHER WITH FOUR SUB-CONSULTANTS -- LTD, SHANKLAND COX LTD, CHESTERTON PETTY, AND CES ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (ASIA) LTD.

CONSULTANTS IN

0

EXPRESSWAY LAW EFFECTIVE IN OCTOBER

*

THE EXPRESSWAY LEGISLATION STIPULATING A SET OF FOR ROADS DESIGNATED AS EXPRESSWAYS WILL TAKE EFFECT THIS YEAR.

DRIVING RULES FROM OCTOBER 1

SAID PROVIDED CARRIED ΤΟ 100

THE ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR PANG HAU-CHUNG, TODAY (TUESDAY) AT A PRESS CONFERENCE PRIMARY, NON-STOP LINKS BETWEEN MAJOR POPULATION CENTRES, AND

THAT EXPRESSWAYS LARGE VOLUMES OF TRAFFIC AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 70 KILOMETRES KILOMETRES PER HOUR.

IS

ENHANCE ROAD

SAFETY, NEEDED ΤΟ PROMULGATE A MORE AND MANAGEMENT OF THESE

"TO MAINTAIN SMOOTH TRAFFIC FLOW AND TO WE CONSIDER THAT THIS LEGISLATION APPROPRIATE STANDARD FOR THE USE, ROADS," MR PANG SAID.

CONTROL

CONTROL

"THE LEGISLATION INCLUDES NEW DRIVING RULES, AND

WORKS AND APPLIES TO HE ADDED.

VEHICLE, PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS MOTORISTS INCLUDING MOTOR CYCLISTS,

AND

ROAD

"

THE ROADS WHICH WILL BR DESIGNATED AS EXPRESSWAYS INCLUDE:

*

OVER ALL

SHA TIN, THROUGH

NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR TRUNK ROAD FROM TAI PO AND FANLING TO FAIRVIEW PARK IN YUEN INCLUDING SHA TIN ROAD AND TOLO HIGHWAY,

TUEN MUN ROAD AND TSUEN WAN ROAD,

ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR,

LONG DISTRICT,

*

KWUN TONG BYPASS, AND

ROADS T5 AND T6 IN SHA TIN.

ALSO PRESENT AT THE PRESS DEPARTMENT'S CHIEF HIGHWAY ENGINEER OF DIVISION, MR FRED TEAGUE, AND THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT BUREAU, MR RONALD CURLEWIS.

DEVELOPMENT POLICE SENIOR STAFF OFFICER OF

CONFERENCE WERE

RESEARCH AND

THE HIGHWAYS

/UNDER THE