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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1994

EASTBOUND IS MR TELFORD SAID: "TRAFFIC IN QUEEN'S ROAD EAST FREQUENTLY CONGESTED ON WEEKDAYS DURING EVENING PEAK HOURS DUE TO TAILBACK OF VEHICLES HEADING FOR CHT."

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ΤΟ EASE FLYOVER WIDENING ONLY LANE

HE NOTED THAT A NUMBER OF MEASURES WERE BEING TAKEN

ROAD CANAL CONGESTION AT THIS AREA, NAMELY INCLUDING THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM INTO THE AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM, PART OF THE QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, EXTENDING THE EXISTING BUS AND MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO LANE MARKINGS.

QUEEN'S "THE SCHEMES WILL NOT SOLVE THE CONGESTION PROBLEM IN

MANAGEMENT AND ROAD EAST EASTBOUND, BUT THEY WILL IMPROVE REDUCE QUEUE LENGTHS TO SOME EXTENT.

TRAFFIC

"FURTHER TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEMES WILL BE CONSIDERED.

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AIRPORT RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION BY MTRC LEGITIMATE

RAILWAY OPERATE JOHN

CORPORATION

LEGAL ADVICE HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE MASS TRANSIT AND (MTRC) HAS THE STATUTORY POWER TO CONSTRUCT THE NEW AIRPORT RAILWAY, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR TELFORD, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON STEVEN POON LIM, MR TELFORD SAID THE PREMISE THAT THE AIRPORT RAILWAY WAS NOT PART OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY WAS INCORRECT.

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IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES, HE SAID, THERE IS NO NEED TO AMEND MTRC ORDINANCE

TO TO ENABLE THE MTRC TO CONSTRUCT AND

OPERATE

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THE

AIRPORT RAILWAY.

LAWS REGULATING DEMONSTRATIONS AT SEA TO BE REVIEWED

THE ADMINISTRATION IS REVIEWING EXISTING LEGISLATION TO ENSURE ADEQUATE PROVISIONS ARE IN PLACE FOR PROPER REGULATION OF DEMONSTRATION CONDUCTED BY VESSELS IN THE HARBOUR.

THAT

THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR GORDON SIU, SAID THIS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MRS MIRIAM LAU.

HE SAID THIS WAS TO BALANCE THE RIGHT OF INDIVIDUALS TO FREEDOM EXPRESSION AGAINST THE INTEREST OF ALL THOSE WHO USED HONG KONG'S VERY BUSY HARBOUR.

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MR SIU SAID THE DEMONSTRATION BY FISHERMEN IN THE VICTORIA HARBOUR ON JUNE 14 WAS CONDUCTED IN AN ORDERLY AND RESPONSIBLE MANNER, CAUSING ONLY TEMPORARY DELAY TO TRAFFIC AND HAD NOT LED TO ANY COLLISION OF VESSELS.

/"HOWEVER, GIVEN