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Supplementary To Question No. 1 in the

Legislative Council on 6 November 1985

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Mr. P.Y. Wong : Sir, is it possible to make the gap narrower than the international

safety limit to avoid the accidents; if not, why not?

Secretary for Transport: Sir, because of the curvature of the line at that point,

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it is not possible to ensure that the gap between the carriages and the platform is

narrower than at present. It is also necessary to take account of the rather

wider bodies of the Chinese through trains which means this gap has to be there.