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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1992

GUIDANCE ON SECURING GOODS ON VEHICLES

TO

THE CODE OF PRACTICE FOR LOADING VEHICLES PROVIDES GUIDANCE DRIVERS ON HOW TO SECURE GOODS VEHICLE LOADS, AND COPIES ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HUANG CHEN-YA IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, SAID THE ROAD TRAFFIC (TRAFFIC CONTROL) REGULATIONS REQUIRED DRIVERS TO ENSURE THAT THE LOADS OF THEIR GOODS VEHICLES WERE PROPERLY SECURED.

MR LEUNG SAID CONTRAVENTION COULD ATTRACT A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5,000 AND THREE MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT ON FIRST CONVICTION, AND A MAXIMUM FINE OF $10,000 AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT ON SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION.

HE POINTED OUT THAT A TOTAL OF 7,626 PROSECUTIONS OUT FOR FAILURE TO SECURE GOODS VEHICLE LOADS BETWEEN MAY AND APRIL THIS YEAR.

WERE TAKEN LAST YEAR

LAST YEAR, THERE WERE 8,417 PROSECUTIONS, OF WHICH 8,105

WERE

SUCCESSFUL.

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RELOCATION WORK OF NAVAL BASE WELL IN PROGRESS

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WORK TO RELOCATE THE NAVAL BASE FROM HMS TAMAR TO THE NORTH SHORE OF STONECUTTERS ISLAND IS PROCEEDING WELL, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR IAN STRACHAN, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON SAMUEL WONG, MR STRACHAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT ANTICIPATED COMPLETION BY MARCH NEXT YEAR.

HE SAID AFTER THE ROYAL NAVY HAD MOVED FROM HMS TAMAR, THE NAVAL BASIN WOULD BE FILLED IN AND THE LAND THUS FORMED WOULD BE DISPOSED OF FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

IN HIS FOR THESE

THE RELOCATION PROJECT WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE GOVERNOR POLICY ADDRESS TO THE LEGCO IN OCTOBER 1989. THE CONTRACT WORKS WAS LET ON OCTOBER 24,1991 AND WORK BEGAN ON SITE ON NOVEMBER 17 LAST YEAR.

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