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Incident at border involving HK officers

In response to media enquiries, a Government spokesman gave an account of an incident at the border today (Monday) involving an ambulance officer from the Fire Services Department (FSD) and a Police officer.

"The Fire Services Department received a 999 call at 11.36 am today to convey from Lok Ma Chau to hospital a Hong Kong resident who had become ill in China," he said.

"An emergency ambulance and an emergency motorbike were despatched to the border to transfer the patient to a Hong Kong hospital.

"On arrival, an FSD ambulance officer on the motorbike and a Police escort officer crossed over the border. While the patient was conveyed by ambulance to Hong Kong immediately without delay, the officers returned in the early afternoon before 3 pm.

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The spokesman said the Police Liaison Officer at the border had clarified the issue with the Chinese authorities and the matter was satisfactorily resolved.

"The patient is now receiving treatment at Tuen Mun Hospital," he added.

End/Monday, June 12, 1995

Tuen Mun Road bus-only lane modification

The modification to the Tuen Mun Road bus-only lane trial scheme, involving the opening up of Sham Tseng Interchange to light vehicles and deletion of the bus lane east of the interchange, was implemented this morning (Monday).

Initial observations indicated that traffic joining Tuen Mun Road from Sham Tseng Interchange was reasonably smooth, with all the traffic signs and safety measures provided at the merging point.

About 400 vehicles per hour using the Sham Tseng Interchange approaching Tsuen Wan was recorded, compared with over 500 vehicles per hour before the interchange was closed.