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MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1993

THE CTS-2 UPDATE RECOMMENDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF 12 MAJOR NEW ROADS OVER THE PERIOD 1998 TO 2011 AS FOLLOWS:

* ROUTE 3 (COUNTRY PARK SECTION) AND TING KAU BRIDGE,

* HUNG HOM BYPASS AND PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD LINK,

* ROUTE 16 LINKING SHA TIN WITH LAI CHI KOK,

* MA WAN

-

SHAM TSENG LINK,

* CENTRAL AND WANCHAI BYPASS,

* CENTRAL KOWLOON ROUTE,

* HUNG HOM

-

KAI TAK LINK +

SHA TIN LINK,

* ADDITIONAL TAI PO

* GREEN ISLAND LINK,

* ROUTE 3 (TSING YI

STONECUTTERS SECTION),

* ROUTE 7 FROM KENNEDY TOWN TO ABERDEEN AND

* A NEW NORTH-SOUTH ROAD IN THE NT,

INFRASTRUCTURE

MR LEUNG EMPHASISED THAT THE CTS-2 UPDATE WAS A STRATEGIC STUDY AND THAT IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW WOULD DEPEND ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

MR LEUNG ALSO SAID THE STUDY ENVISAGED THAT GROWTH IN THE PRIVATE CAR FLEET WOULD BE LIMITED TO FIVE PER CENT PER ANNUM, COMPARED WITH THE PRESENT RATE OF 10 PER CENT PER ANNUM.

BB

TO USAGE.

IF GROWTH CONTINUED AT PRESENT LEVELS, CONSIDERATION WOULD HAVE. GIVEN TO FURTHER MEANS OF CONSTRAINING PRIVATE CAR GROWTH OR

REFERRING TO ANOTHER STRATEGIC STUDY THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT STUDY, MR LEUNG SAID THE FINAL DRAFT REPORT SHOULD BE READY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BY MARCH.

THE STUDY WILL PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RAIL SERVICES UP TO 2011, INCLUDING LINKS TO THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES.

APPOINTMENT OF TELECOMS CONSULTANT

* *

THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) THE APPOINTMENT OF

MR ALEXANDER ARENA TO THE POST OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT ΤΟ THE GOVERNMENT, PENDING ESTABLISHMENT OP THE NEW OFFICE OF THE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (OFTA).

THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ANSON SAID: "THE INTENTION IS TO APPOINT

CHAN, MR ARENA TO HEAD THE NEW OFTA WHEN IT IS ESTABLISHED, SUBJECT TO OBTAINING THE NECESSARY APPROVALS. WE HOPE THE NEW OFFICE WILL BE OPERATIONAL BARLY IN THE SECOND QUARTER.

MR ARENA IS GOVERNING BOARD OF REGULATORY BODY.

CURRENTLY ONE OF THE THRER MEMBERS OF THE

AUSTEL, THE AUSTRALIAN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

/HE WAS