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"The bus lanes will operate daily between 7 am and 10 am and from 4 pm to 7 pm. Except for buses and those with permits, vehicles are prohibited to enter the bus lanes during the above operating hours," he said.

This scheme is to make more efficient use of the limited road space by giving priority to the most efficient passenger carriers on the road.

"It is expected that bus journey times will be reduced, improving service reliability including shorter and more predictable waiting times by commuters," the spokesman said.

"On the other hand, vehicles other than buses are expected to experience a marginal delay during the bus lane operating hours," he added.

end/Wednesday, December 7, 1994

CAD organises aircraft search and rescue exercise

A scenario simulating a plane crash incident over the hills was held today (Wednesday) at the Sek Kong Airfield as part of the annual search and rescue exercise to provide training and familiarisation in search and rescue techniques for staff of the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) and other rescue units.

The new exercise plan being tested included water bombing by helicopters to fire-fight the "crashed plane" and a tandem jump of paramedic personnel from a Hercules aircraft to the "hill area not accessible to helicopters" where the "victims" had to be evacuated.

A spokesman for the Department responsible for co-ordinating the exercise said the search and rescue exercises held in the previous years mainly involved incidents simulating plane crashed into the sea.

This year, the Department had been able to draw up a different scenario which was welcomed by the participating organisations.