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TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1994

ALSO

IN THE LIGHT OF HIS FINDINGS, PROFESSOR MORGENSTERN WILL

APPROACH то SLOPE THE ADEQUACY OF GOVERNMENT'S CURRENT

ADVISE ON

SAFETY IN HONG KONG.

THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL DIRECTED THAT GOVERNMENT'S GEOTECHNICAL AS ENGINEERING EXPERTS SHOULD PURSUE THEIR INVESTIGATIONS QUICKLY SO

REPORT WITHIN THREE TO ENABLE PROFESSOR MORGENSTERN TO SUBMIT HIS MONTHS, AS HE HAS COMMITTED TO DO.

SUBMITTED TO THE

BY FINDINGS

THE PUBLIC AND

THE REPORT FROM PROFESSOR MORGENSTERN AS GOVERNOR,

INVESTIGATION AS WELL AS THE FULL GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING OFFICE, WILL BE RELEASED TO THE ALL CONCERNED BODIES.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO SAID A REPLY HAD BEEN SENT TO THE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HOUSE COMMITTEE, AND NOTED THAT THE TO BE SUBMITTED BY PROFESSOR MORGENSTERN WOULD COVER GROUND INTENDED UNDER THE TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE INQUIRY PROPOSED BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

CHAIRMAN REPORT

MUCH OF THE COMMISSION OF

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EXPRESSWAY DIRECTIONAL SIGNS TURN GREEN

DIRECTIONAL SIGNS ON EXPRESSWAYS ARE BEING CHANGED FROM BLUE TO GREEN COLOUR STARTING THIS MONTH.

COLOUR.

AT PRESENT, DIRECTIONAL SIGNS USED IN HONG KONG ARE ALL BLUE IN

SPOKESMAN FOR THE

DEPARTMENT TRANSPORT

SAID

ON SIGNS A EXPRESSWAYS WERE BEING CHANGED TO GREEN COLOUR TO ALERT MOTORISTS THAT THEY WERE DRIVING ON ROADS CARRYING HEAVIER AND FASTER WHERE MORE STRINGENT DRIVING RULES APPLIED.

TRAFFIC AND

"SIGNS ON ALL ROADS OTHER THAN EXPRESSWAYS WILL REMAIN THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

BLUE,"

HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD A PROGRAMME TO GRADUALLY CHANGE SIGNS ON EXPRESSWAYS FROM BLUE TO GREEN.

THE

"THE

FIRST THE

BATCH OF GREEN SIGNS ARE BEING

CIRCULAR NEW TERRITORIES

IN INSTALLED ROAD BETWEEN FAN SECTION OF INTERCHANGE AND PAK SHEK AU. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE TOLO HIGHWAY LATER THIS YEAR.

THE KAM

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"THE WHOLE PROGRAMME IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION OVER THE COUPLE OF YEARS, HE SAID.

NEXT

HE

URGED MOTORISTS TO DRIVE CAREFULLY AND OBEY FOR EXPRESSWAYS TO AVOID ACCIDENTS.

DRIVING RULES

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