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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1992

FERRY SERVICES TO CONTINUE DURING RECLAMATION

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FERRY

SERVICES ΤΟ OUTLYING ISLANDS AND FINANCIALLY-VIABLE INNER-HARBOUR SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE WHILE WORKS ON THE CENTRAL AND WAN CHAI RECLAMATION ARE IN PROGRESS.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ZACHARY WONG WAI- YIN, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR LEUNG SAID THE EXISTING PIERS WHICH PROVIDE BERTHING POINTS FOR THESE SERVICES WOULD REMAIN IN USE UNTIL ALL THE. AFFECTED FERRY SERVICES HAD BEEN RELOCATED, EITHER TO THE NEW PIERS ON THE FIRST STAGE OF THE RECLAMATION OR TO TEMPORARY BERTHS NEARBY.

HARBOUR

THE RECLAMATION WAS PLANNED TO START IN SEPTEMBER.

PIERS AFFECTED INCLUDE THE GOVERNMENT PIER NEAR BUILDING, THE OUTLYING DISTRICT FERRY SERVICES PIER, THE CENTRAL HARBOUR FERRY SERVICES PIER, THE JUBILEE STREET FERRY PIER AND THE BLAKE PIER WHICH TOGETHER PROVIDE BERTHING POINTS FOR 13 FERRY SERVICES.

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"DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED ARE WORKING OUT THE DETAILED PHASING WORKS AND TRANSITIONAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE SAFETY AND OPERATION OF THE FERRY SERVICES IS MAINTAINED AND ANY INCONVENIENCE TO PASSENGERS MINIMISED, MR LEUNG ADDED.

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RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR DRIVING LICENCES EXPLAINED

EXTENDING THE VALIDITY PERIOD OF DRIVING LICENCES WILL MAKE THE RECORD OF ADDRESSES OF MANY DRIVERS OUT OF DATE, THUS DIFFICULTIES IN SERVING SUMMONSES AND LEADING ΤΟ A ACCUMULATION OF FINES DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT.

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CAUSING GREATER

MICHAEL

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR LEUNG, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TIMOTHY HA WING-HO, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR LEUNG SAID IN PRACTICE, MOST DRIVERS REPORTED CHANGES IN ADDRESS ONLY WHEN THEY RENEWED THEIR DRIVING LICENCES.

CONTRAVENTIONS)

IN ADDITION, UNDER THE FIXED PENALTY (TRAFFIC AND FIXED PENALTY (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ORDINANCES, THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT MAY REFUSE THE RENEWAL OF A DRIVING LICENCE UNTIL HOLDER HAS PAID ALL OUTSTANDING FINES FOR TRAFFIC OFFENCES.

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