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bidden on the carriageway, and cross ed that no part of the central area is park in a public park. Yet these the upper level. There are no more than seven minutes away once rules for the use of the city centre are traffic-light or police controls. There one has reached the Loopway. The necessary if all are to reach their is no parking. Stopping is permitted average time for all destinations with- destinations quickly. Only by some at a limited number of stopping places in the area would be much less. such radical reform in the habits of for the purpose of setting down and What, one wonders, would the figures city-dwellers can cities survive and picking up passengers. Rickshaws be for journeys taken under the exist not be choked by the growing pres- and handcarts are forbidden but may ing conditions?

sure of their internal traffic. All over gain access to the precinct by means

the world the problem is the same, The user of public transport is of the existing subway.

similarly served; the stops are also so but here in Hong Kong peculiar cir- The private motorist has a choice spaced as to serve the whole area at cumstances offer a unique opportunity of four new car parks serving the a radius of three minutes' walk from for a solution. If the chance were whole area. Three of these are 30 each stop. No buses ply within the seized in the coming decade of evolv- placed as to intercept commuting precinct itself, and the existing tran- ing a simple two-level traffic system, traffic before it reaches the Loopway. way is removed.

The fourth is within the Loopway It will be seen that though the itself and supplements the existing financial and engineering aspects of parking facilities in the streets and the system are simple it could those which will be provided in the be brought into operation within a future development. Having reached year the disciplines it imposes on the Loopway by car the furthest car the pedestrian, the public transport park is not more than two and a half companies, and the motorist are minutes away; having reached the car severe. The pedestrian may not cross park no part of the area it serves is certain roads, the bus routes more than three minutes away, on greatly restricted and the tramway foot. If one allows a minute for the abolished. The motorist may have to process of parking it may be conclud- drive further to his destination and

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the whole business centre of the city could function with the efficiency one

men; not only that, but to the solid expects from a community of business

problem could be added that of having sense of pride in having solved the

been the first to do so.

D.P.C.

The fine early Artillery Barracks in Murray Road should be retain- ed, and might find appropriate use as a pavilion.

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THE HONG KONG & FAR EAST BUILDER VOLUME 14, NUMBER 3