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Supplementary

Question N

NO.

Legco meeting on 15 June 1988.

DR. LAM (in Cantonese):

1.

Sir, whenever there are accidents

inside and outside the Lion Rock Tunnel, there

there will be

traffic congestion or chaos. What measures will the

Government take to direct drivers So that they will

will not

use the roads affected?

SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT (in Cantonese):

Sir, recently we

had several incidents of road congestion;

the

in particular

section from north western New Territories to

Kowloon. We are presently reviewing recovery measures to

see whether they are adequate to cope with accidents

involving KCRC trains or accidents on the road or both

types of accidents happening together. We will try

introduce the most appropriate measures

congestion.

to

to reduce

DR. LAM (in Cantonese): Sir, may

may I I know when

when you can

finish the review and when the public will be advised of

these measures? ·

SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT (in Cantonese): Sir, actually we

already have a series of recovery easures but since we

have accidents happening both on the railway and within

the tunnel at more or less the same time, we are

conducting a fresh review; within two weeks time we will

be able to inform the public of the new measures.