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WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1993

"IN ADDITION, SPOT CHECKS ARE CARRIED OUT BY THE ENSURE THAT THE BUSES ARE IN A SATISFACTORY SAFE CONDITION,

TO

MR YEUNG SAID.

DEPARTMENT OPERATING

AS A PRECAUTION, THE ORDINANCE ALSO REQUIRES ALL BUSES TO CARRY FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. THESE ARE REGULARLY INSPECTED TO ENSURE THAT THEY REMAIN IN AN EFFICIENT WORKING CONDITION.

THE SMOKING (PUBLIC HEALTH) (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1992, WHICH EXTENDED THE PROHIBITION ON SMOKING FROM THE LOWER DECK OF A PUBLIC BUS TO ALL PARTS OF IT FROM AUGUST 1. 1992, SHOULD REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF DISCARDED CIGARETTES FOUND ON BUSES, AND HENCE THE BUS FIRES SO CAUSED, MR YEUNG ADDED.

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RED LIGHT CAMERA SCHEME A SUCCESS

AN

IDENTIFY

A PILOT SCHEME STARTED IN JANUARY THIS YEAR, UNDER WHICH AUTOMATIC CAMERA HAS BEEN PLACED AT ROAD JUNCTIONS TO VEHICLES THAT IGNORE RED TRAFFIC LIGHTS, HAS BEEN A SUCCESS.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR K Y IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON LAM KUI-CHUN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

YEUNG, THE

IN

MR YEUNG SAID ONE CAMERA WAS BEING USED IN THE PILOT SCHEME AND IT WAS BEING ALTERNATED BETWEEN TWO ROAD JUNCTIONS.

UP TO MAY 31 THIS YEAR, 605 RED LIGHT VIOLATIONS HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED USING THE CAMERA. AS A RESULT, 207 FIXED PENALTY TICKETS

TWO SUMMONSES HAD BEEN ISSUED, AND THE REMAINING 396 CASES BEING PROCESSED.

AND

WERE

CENT

AN ANALYSIS OF ENFORCEMENT DATA HAD REVEALED A 47 PER REDUCTION IN RED LIGHT VIOLATIONS AT JUNCTIONS WHERE THE CAMERA WAS IN USE, MR YEUNG SAID, ADDING THAT PLANS WERE BEING MADE TO ADDITIONAL CAMERAS.

PURCHASE

ADDITIONAL TUNNEL SAFETY MEASURES BEING CONSIDERED

CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO IMPLEMENTING ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES WITH A VIEW TO FURTHER IMPROVING WHEN ONE TUBE IS CLOSED,

TUNNEL

SAFETY

MR K Y

YEUNG, IN

THE

This WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HUANG CHEN-YA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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