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Furthermore, traffic measures involving the

temporary closure of a road to traffic for a period exceeding

72 hours are required under the Road Traffic (Traffic Control)

Regulations to be published in the Gazette, or in one issue of

at least one English and one Chinese newspaper.

In emergencies requiring traffic diversions

immediately or at very short notice, it may not be possible to

give sufficient advance notice. In those cases, every effort

is made to publicise the emergency arrangements through the

media. I am happy to say that in all cases full coverage is

given by the media so that any inconvenience to the public is

reduced to the minimum.

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Finally, all radio stations have daily and very

often hourly programmes updating the public on the latest

traffic situation and any special traffic arrangements are

highlighted in these programmes.