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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1991

EARLIER, MRS WONG HAD EXPLAINED THE FUNDAMENTAL GOVERNING THE PLANNING AND CONTROL OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE.

PRINCIPLE

BE

NO

THE

SHE SAID THE GROWTH RATE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME SHOULD GREATER THAN THE TREND GROWTH RATE OF THE ECONOMY, AS MEASURED BY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP).

THE FORECAST TREND GROWTH RATE OF GDP HAS BEEN REVISED FROM 5.5 PER CENT TO FIVE PER CENT.

GUIDELINE GROWTH RATES IN

REAL

TERMS FOR THE ACCORDINGLY, RECURRENT AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FROM 4.5 PER CENT AND 7.5 PER CENT PER ANNUM TO FOUR PER CENT AND SEVEN PER ANNUM RESPECTIVELY FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

CENT PER

THIS, QUITE CLEARLY

"CUTS", MRS WONG SAID.

DOES NOT MEAN

THAT OVERALL

THERE

ARE

BUS PRIORITY MEASURES FOR TSING YI

BEEN

YI

INFORMED

INTRODUCED AT TSING TWO BUS PRIORITY MEASURES HAVE SOUTH BRIDGE, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR

OTHER

FOR

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON LEE WING-TAT, LEUNG SAID THE TRANSPORT

WAS ALSO CONSIDERING DEPARTMENT

AT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES AIMED

IMPROVING CONDITIONS VEHICLES, INCLUDING BUSES, IN THE VICINITY OF TSING YI SOUTH BRIDGE.

THE

BUS PRIORITY

MEASURES

ALL

BUS-ONLY WUI ROAD TSING YI ROAD

INTRODUCED ARE THE TSING YI HEUNG SZE RIGHT-HAND TURN FROM

RIGHT-HAND TURN FROM THE BRIDGE INTO

NORTHBOUND, AND THE

BUS-ONLY

NORTHBOUND ONTO THE BRIDGE.

THESE ARRANGEMENTS OPERATE FROM 7 AM

TO 7 PM

DAILY,

EXCEPT

SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

ΤΟ INTRODUCE BUS

BUS TO

MR LEUNG EXPLAINED THAT IN DECIDING WHETHER PRIORITY SCHEME, CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN TO THE EXTENT TO WHICH SERVICES WERE BEING DELAYED AS A RESULT OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS THAT SUCH SCHEMES MIGHT HAVE ON OTHER ROAD USERS.

SCHEMES TERRITORY-WIDE, AT PRESENT, THERE ARE 98 BUS PRIORITY COMPRISING 77 BUS ONLY LANES, 11 BUS GATES, AND 10 BUS ONLY TURNING.

TIME

"THESE MEASURES HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN SAVING TRAVELLING FOR BUS PASSENGERS AND REDUCING THE OPERATING COSTS OF BUS SERVICES."

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