Future PLA Garrison Commander to visit British Forces HK
Major General Liu Zhenwu, Commander of the future PLA Garrison of Hong Kong, will arrive Hong Kong tomorrow (Tuesday) on a three-day visit at the invitation of Commander British Forces, Major General Bryan Dutton.
General Dutton invited General Liu to make a reciprocal visit to the British Garrison when he visited General Liu's headquarters in Shenzhen in May. General Liu's visit is intended to further increase familiarisation of the two Garrisons with each other, and to establish a professional relationship which will be beneficial as defence issues are discussed during the transitional process.
General Liu will call on General Dutton at the Prince of Wales Barracks and will later visit British Garrison units of the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force.
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Chevron marking trial scheme on Tolo Highway
A chevron marking scheme is put on trial from today (Monday) for one year on Tolo Highway to increase drivers' awareness towards safe driving distance.
Chevron markings have been painted on each traffic lane for a two-kilometre section of Tolo Highway south of Lam Kam Interchange at 40-metre intervals to help drivers gauge the safe driving distance between two vehicles.
Informatory signs were also erected on the road sides to advise drivers to keep two chevron markings apart from the vehicle in front.
Introducing the trial scheme, Senior Engineer (Analysis and Strategy) of the Department's Road Safety and Standards Division, Miss Ying Fun-fong, said the markings would be a simple aid to drivers for keeping a safe distance from the vehicle ahead.
She said: "This is the commonly known 'two seconds rule' as recommended in the Road Users Code.
"The application of this rule is simple. Just choose a stationary object ahead, such as a lamp post or traffic sign, as your marker.
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