XN000022-1993-01-06 — Page 7

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1993

"APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION WILL NEED TO BE SUBMITTED IN PRESCRIBED FORMS AND THESE TOGETHER WITH THE GUIDANCE NOTES AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION RELATING TO THE SCHEME, WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF THE ORDINANCE," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

ALL ENQUIRIES RELATING TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE MAY BE ADDRESSED TO THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF OCCUPATIONAL RETIREMENT SCHEMES ON 21ST FLOOR, QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES, HONG KONG.

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TOLLS TO RISE FOR THREE GOVERNMENT TUNNELS

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TOLLS FOR VEHICLES USING THE ABERDEEN, SHING MUN AND TSEUNG KWAN о TUNNELS WILL BE INCREASED BY $1 WITH EFFECT FROM SUNDAY (JANUARY 10).

THIS MEANS TOLLS AT THE ABERDEEN AND SHING MUN TUNNELS WILL BE RAISED FROM $5 TO $6 WHILE THAT OF TSEUNG KWAN O TUNNEL WILL GO UP FROM $3 TO $4.

TOLLS AT THE LION ROCK TUNNEL WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED AT $6.

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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT THE TOLL INCREASE NOT RELATED TO CONTRACTING OUT THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FOUR GOVERNMENT TUNNELS IN EARLY 1993.

HE SAID THE INCREASE WOULD HAVE MINIMAL EFFECT ON INFLATION AS IT WOULD ONLY INCREASE THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) BY LESS THAN 0.04 PERCENTAGE POINT.

THE TOLL INCREASE IS COVERED IN THR ROAD TUNNELS (GOVERNMENT) (AMENDMENT) REGULATION 1993 TO BE GAZETTED ON FRIDAY.

KWAI CHUNG ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT COMPLETED

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TRAFFIC CONDITION ON KWAI CHUNG ROAD SOUTH AND CONTAINER HAS BEEN FURTHER IMPROVED WITH THE RECENT COMPLETION OF IMPROVEMENT WORKS FOR THE ROADS.

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KWAI CHUNG ROAD SOUTH HAS BEEN UPGRADED

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DUAL FIVE-LANE

CARRIAGEWAY.

THE IMPROVEMENTS WERE ANNOUNCED BY THE DIRECTOR OF TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT, MR CHOW CHE-KING, THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING AT A CEREMONY MARKING THE COMPLETION OF THE $450 MILLION WORKS.

/HE SAID