Background
1. Hong Kong has so far completed about one half of its planned 126 km high quality road network. This represents a large investment since, because of difficult terrain In a far-seeing and dense development, much of the network is elevated or in tunnel.
move the Hong Kong Government decided to commission a study to determine what prob- lens are likely to be experienced on the network and what measures should be planned
to deal with them.
2.
A major factor in the decision to appoint Mansells for the study was the secondment to that firm from the Department of two full time and two short tem specialists together with the regular visits of a senior officer to chair Steering Group meetings. The study started at the end of 1977 and the report will be
submitted soon.
3. The report will contain recommendations for a comprehensive surveillance and control system incorporating gantry signals, special signing, electronic vehicle detection, closed circuit television and a large scale vehicle recovery service (total cost £7m). The two British firms of GEC and Plessey are well qualified to carry out this type of work.
Overseas Unit TCC Division
February 1930
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