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SUNDAY, MAY 30, 1993

SEA OR RE-ENTRY

IN ADDITION, MINORS BELOW THE AGE OF 11 TRAVELLING BY

OR LAND ON

IDENTITY HONG KONG PASSPORTS, CERTIFICATES OF PERMITS ARE ALSO NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE CARDS THIS PROCEDURE DOES NOT APPLY TO THESE MINORS WHO TRAVEL THROUGH AIRPORT.

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"TRAVELLERS NOT REQUIRED TO PRODUCE THEIR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

ENSURE THAT HONG KONG IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO

H THE THEY HAVE THE PROPER AND VALID DOCUMENTS FOR THEIR DESTINATIONS, SPOKESMAN SAID.

CONSULTATION PERIOD FOR RAIL DEVELOPMENT STUDY EXTENDED

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IN RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FROM SOME DISTRICT BOARDS AND INTEREST GROUPS,

THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO EXTEND THE CONSULTATION PERIOD FOR THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT STUDY BY ONE MONTH TO THE END OF JULY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT BRANCH SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THE EXTENSION WOULD GIVE THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR DISTRICT BOARDS AND THEIR TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT SUB-COMMITTEES, MORE TIME THEIR VIEWS ON THE CONSULTATION DOCUMENT.

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COPIES OF THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES, LICENSING OFFICES AND PUBLIC VEHICLE SECTION OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.

THE PUBLIC IS REMINDED TO SEND IN THEIR COMMENTS, BY JULY 31, ΤΟ THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, LOWER ALBERT ROAD.

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CAMERA DETERS RED LIGHT JUMPING

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF A SURVEY ON RED LIGHT CAMERAS SHOW THAT THE CAMERAS ARE VERY EFFECTIVE IN DETERRING RED LIGHT JUMPING.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT SINCE THE RED LIGHT CAMERA PILOT SCHEME WAS COMMISSIONED IN JANUARY, THERE HAD BEEN AN AVERAGE REDUCTION OF 47 PER CENT IN THE RATE OF RED LIGHT VIOLATIONS AT THE CAMERA SITES.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PILOT SCHEME IS ΤΟ CAMERA SYSTEM AS A MEANS OF DETERRING RED LIGHT REDUCING ACCIDENTS.

TEST THE RED LIGHT VIOLATIONS AND THUS

THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS STILL TOO EARLY ΤΟ CONDUCT ANY ANALYSIS WHICH COULD PRODUCE STATISTICALLY RELIABLE RESULTS WITH REGARD TO ACCIDENTS.

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"HOWEVER," HE SAID, "IT IS RELEVANT TO NOTE THAT AN AVERAGE FIVE CASES OF RIGHT-ANGLE COLLISION ACCIDENTS WERE RECORDED IN 1992 AT EACH CAMERA SITE WHICH WERE SUSPECTED TO BE DUE TO RED VIOLATIONS.

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