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SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1993

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CONTAINER PORT EMERGENCY CENTRE ACTIVATED

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THE

ANTICIPATION OF A HEAVY INCREASE OF TRAFFIC AT CONTAINER PORT AREA FOLLOWING THE PARTIAL CLOSURE OF THE CONTAINER TERMINALS FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS, THE CONTAINER PORT EMERGENCY TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE WAS ACTIVATED AT 7.30 AM THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING.

THE CONTROL CENTRE WAS ESTABLISHED SUBSEQUENT ΤΟ THE SERIOUS TRAFFIC CONGESTION INCIDENT ON JUNE 28 THIS YEAR.

THE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATION AMONG GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, CONTAINER TERMINAL OPERATIONS, CONTAINER DRIVERS AND THE CONTAINER OWNERS ASSOCIATION IN EXECUTING THE MOST APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC MEASURES TO RELIEVE TRAFFIC CONGESTION.

WITH THE FULL CO-OPERATION FROM ALL PARTIES CONCERNED, TRAFFIC CONGESTION HAS BEEN MANAGED EFFECTIVELY WITH THE SUPPORT OF SUBSTANTIAL POLICE MANPOWER ON SITE.

THE RESPONSIVE AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS OF THE THREE CONTAINER TERMINALS TODAY HAD ALSO HELPED TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS.

THIS IS COUPLED WITH VALUABLE ADVICE AND CONTAINER TRACTORS OWNERS ASSOCIATION TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYEES GENERAL UNION.

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EFFORT FROM THE

THE

CONTAINER

TRAFFIC ALONG KWAI CHUNG

BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM, NORTHBOUND ROAD WAS VERY CONGESTED PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC VOLUME, BOTH FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE CONTAINER PORT, AS WELL AS THE LIMITED CAPACITY AT THE KWAI TSING INTERCHANGE.

MAJOR IMPROVEMENT WORK AT INTERCHANGES ARE IN PROGRESS AND ARE AND MID-1994 RESPECTIVELY.

KWAI TSING AND TEXACO ROAD EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY EARLY

BY THAT TIME, TRAFFIC ON THIS CORRIDOR BETWEEN TSUEN WAN AND KWAI TSING WILL BE MUCH SMOOTHER.

DURING THE PEAK TRAFFIC PERIOD AT 1 PM WHEN TRAFFIC CONGESTION EXTENDED TO TSING YI ISLAND, SPECIAL FERRY SERVICES WERE ARRANGED то SERVE TSING YI RESIDENTS FROM TSING YI FERRY PIER ΤΟ TSIM SHA TSUI UNTIL 6.30 PM THIS EVENING.

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