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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15. 1993

A NEW BUS TERMINUS AND COACH PARK AT NGONG PING HAS ALSO BEEN CONSTRUCTED UNDER A SEPARATE PROJECT.

THE $65-MILLION PROJECT ALSO COVERED THE CONSTRUCTION OF RETAINING WALLS, EMBANKMENTS, DRAINAGE WORKS AND A 90-METER LONG ROAD BRIDGE OVER A VALLEY.

MR CHEUNG SAID TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF ROAD USERS, TRAFFIC AIDS, PROPER ROAD LIGHTINGS, EMERGENCY TELEPHONES, PEDESTRIAN RAILINGS AND SAFETY FENCES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.

IN ADDITION, THE 180-DEGREE HAIR PIN BEND ON THE ROAD HAS ALSO BEEN WIDENED TO IMPROVE THE VISIBILITY OF TWO-WAY TRAFFIC AND THE GRADIENT OF THE STEEPEST SECTION OF THE ROAD HAS BEEN REDUCED TO 1:8 FROM 1:5.

"SINCE THE CARRIAGEWAY IS A TOURIST ROUTE PASSING THROUGH THE LANTAU COUNTRY PARK AND LEADING TO PO LIN MONASTERY, CAREFUL CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN AT THE DESIGN STAGE TO INCORPORATE LANDSCAPE WORKS INTO THE PROJECT AND TO INTEGRATE IT WITH THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT, MR CHEUNG ADDED.

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FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF 'THE ROADWORKS LAST MONTH, THE PREVIOUS PROHIBITION ON THIS ROAD HAS BEEN RELAXED TO ALLOW CARS то ENTER NGONG PING ROAD FROM MONDAYS TO SATURDAY MORNINGS.

BUT TO REGULATE THE TRAFFIC FLOW ON POPULAR DAYS, SHAM WAT ROAD AND NGONG PING ROAD HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED A BAN ZONE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS, SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, FOR ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT TAXIS, BUSES AND THOSE WITH PERMITS ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT,

NGONG PING ROAD WAS BUILT IN THE EARLY 1960'S AS A JEEP TRACK BY LOCALS WITH SMALL-SCALE IMPROVEMENTS AFTERWARDS.

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GOVT ACQUIRES ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY VAN

THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, EASON TODAY (FRIDAY) TOOK DELIVERY OF THE FIRST GOVERNMENT VEHICLE AN ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY GOODS VAN THAT CAUSES NO AND RUNS QUIETLY ON THE ROAD.

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MR TONY ELECTRIC EMISSION

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AT A CEREMONY TO MARK THE HANDING OVER OF THE VEHICLE BY LOCAL AGENTS OF THE FRENCH MANUFACTURER, MR EASON TEST-DROVE THE WHITE VAN, CHARACTERISED BY A GREEN LOGO WITH "ELECTRIC VEHICLE" IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH PAINTED ON IT.

MR EASON SAID THE VAN WAS THE FIRST OF TWO ELECTRIC VEHICLES ORDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF AN INTER- DEPARTMENTAL WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF WIDER USE ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN HONG KONG.

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"WITH THIS VEHICLE, WE ARE NOW ABLE TO LAUNCH A TRIAL SCHEME FOR INTRODUCING ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN THE GOVERNMENT FLEET WHICH HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

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