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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1992

GOVERNMENT'S

"THE POLITICAL THE LEGISLATIVE

WHEN HE WAS ASKED WHETHER HE WAS SEEKING CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR HIS CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM PACKAGE, MR PATTEN DESCRIBED CANADA'S REACTION AS "VERY POSITIVE" HOWEVER, DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG IS GOING TO BE SETTLED BY COUNCIL OF HONG KONG AND I AM SURE THEY'LL TAKE IMAGINATIVE STEPS.

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HE STRESSED THAT UNDER THE JOINT DECLARATION, "ABLE TO MOVE TO A STEADILY MORE DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM".

CONSTRUCTIVE AND

HONG KONG WAS

MR PATTEN WILL LAY A WREATH AT THE CENOTAPH AT VICTORY SQUARE HERE LATER IN THE DAY, PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE CANADIAN SOLDIERS WHO HELP TO DEFEND HONG KONG DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

DURING HIS TWO-DAY VISIT IN VANCOUVER, HE WILL MEET WITH THE LT. GOVERNOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE HON DAVID LAM; AND THE PREMIER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE HON MICHAEL HARCOURT,

MR PATTEN WILL MEET THE MEDIA AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT HOTEL VANCOUVER TOMORROW (THURSDAY), BEFORE TAKING A CANADIAN GOVERNMENT FLIGHT TO OTTAWA, WHERE HE WILL HAVE A MEETING WITH THE CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER, THE RT HON BRIAN MULRONEY.

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SAFETY MEASURES PROPOSED FOR CHAI WAN ROAD

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL CARRY OUT A SERIES OF SAFETY MEASURES ON CHAI WAN ROAD NEXT WEEK FOLLOWING CONSULTATIONS WITH THE DISTRICT BOARD.

THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING (HONG KONG) DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT, MR WILLIAM LIEW, SAID THE 130-METRE-LONG SAFETY FENCE AT THE LOWER SECTION OF CHAI WAN ROAD WOULD BE REPLACED BY CONCRETE PROFILE BARRIERS.

"THE SKID RESISTANCE OF THE ROAD WILL BE FURTHER STRENGTHENED. THE LOWER SECTION OF CHAI WAN ROAD IN FRONT OF ITS JUNCTION WITH SHAU KEI WAN ROAD WILL BE TREATED WITH ANTI-SKID MATERIALS.

"A FRESH COVER OF SKID RESISTANCE MATERIALS WILL BE LAID ON THE DOWNHILL CARRIAGEWAY OF CHAI WAN ROAD AT ITS JUNCTION WITH A KUNG NGAM ROAD, MR LIEW SAID.

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EXISTING TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE RENOVATED. NEW SIGNS REMINDING MOTORISTS TO DRIVE WITH CARE AND ENGAGE IN LOW GEAR ALONG THE STEEP ROAD WILL BE INSTALLED.

TRANSPORT

THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF ANY UNDERGROUND DRAIN BLOCKAGES ON STEEP ROADS SO THAT

QUICKLY ΤΟ THE MESSAGE CAN BE RELAYED

THE BUS COMPANY AND THEIR DRIVERS.

THE MR LIEW STRESSED THAT

PRESENT DESIGN OF THE ROAD WAS CONSIDERED ADEQUATE IN TERMS OF ROAD GEOMETRY AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONARY INSTALLATIONS AND TRAFFIC SIGNS.

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