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SE CRE TARY FOR

TRANSPORT

required to

pass

(in Cantonese):

Sir, the time

through Lion Rock Tunnel Road in the

morning peak hours was about 27 to 30 minutes. After the

introduction of the tidal flow arrangement, it has been

reduced to 20 to 25 minutes.

MR. HO SAI-CHU (in Cantonese):

Sir, could the Secretary

for Transport answer my second question concerning

'tolerable level'? HOW many minutes are regarded as

tolerable?

SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT (in Cantonese): I am sorry, Mr.

HO, for forgetting about the second part of your

question. We think we have already tried our best to

solve the problem of traffic congestion. I think that

the present level is relatively tolerable but, of course, we

hope that such a level can be maintained before the

opening of Tate's Cairn Tunnel in 1991, and after we

finished with all the improvement projects, I am sure

the congestion problem will be reduced.

have

that