5.99. 'Walking Man' type pedestrian aspects with flashing facility were introduced at the junction of Prince Edward Road and Lion Rock Road on an experimental basis and a study of the reaction to this installation by both vehicular and pedestrian traffic was carried out by the Traffic and Transport Survey Unit.
5.100. The phasing and timing of many existing signal installations were reviewed and, where necessary, adjustments were made to effect improvements.
Street Lighting
5.101. A total of 1,837 new street lamps was installed; 202 on Hong Kong Island, 1,181 in Kowloon and 454 in the New Territories.
5.102. Expenditure on street lighting rose by 6% to $4,700,000; this figure being made up as follows:
Hong Kong $1,554,000 Kowloon $2,425,000 New Territories $721,000Public Transport
5.103. To keep pace with the increasing demands on the public transport facilities of the Colony, substantial efforts continued to be devoted to the design and planning of bus routes, stops, termini and other facilities. The re-arrangements of bus routes and the re-siting of bus stops to suit the progress of road improvement works also formed a significant item in the day-to-day dealings on public transport matters.
5.104. Attention was centred on the provision of bus terminal facilities to serve resettlement and low-cost housing estates. Layouts were designed for Wong Chuk Hang and Chai Wan Estates on Hong Kong Island, Sau Mau Ping, Yau Tong, Pak Tin, Cheung Sha Wan, Ho Man Tin and Ping Shek Estates in Kowloon and Shek Lei, Shek Yam, Kwai Hing and Lai King Estates in the New Territories. The construction of a new bus terminus at Cheung Sha Wan was included as part of the Lai Chi Kok interchange project.
5.105. In conjunction with the redevelopment of the Whitfield Barracks site in Kowloon, consideration was given to the feasibility of providing a public transport lane in Nathan Road between Haiphong Road and Austin Road.
5.106. The implications of the Supplementary Report to the Hong Kong Mass Transport Study, released during the year, were examined in general terms.
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5.99. 'Walking Man' type pedestrian aspects with flashing facility were introduced at the junction of Prince Edward Road and Lion Rock Road on an experimental basis and a study of the reaction to this installation by both vehicular and pedestrian traffic was carried out by the Traffic and Transport Survey Unit.
5.100. The phasing and timing of many existing signal installations were reviewed and, where necessary, adjustments were made to effect improvements.
Street Lighting
5.101. A total of 1,837 new street lamps was installed; 202 on Hong Kong Island, 1,181 in Kowloon and 454 in the New Territories.
5.102. Expenditure on street lighting rose by 6% to $4,700,000 this figure being made up as follows:
Hong Kong $1,554,000
Public Transport
Kowloon
$2,425,000
New Territories
$721,000
5.103. To keep pace with the increasing demands on the public transport facilities of the Colony, substantial efforts continued to be devoted to the design and planning of bus routes, stops, termini and other facilities. The re-arrangements of bus routes and the re-siting of bus stops to suit the progress of road improvement works also formed a significant item in the day-to-day dealings on public transport matters.
5.104. Attention was centred on the provision of bus terminal facilities to serve resettlement and low cost housing estates. Layouts were designed for Wong Chuk Hang and Chai Wan Estates on Hong Kong Island, Sau Mau Ping, Yau Tong, Pak Tin, Cheung Sha Wan, Ho Man Tin and Ping Shek Estates in Kowloon and Shek Lei, Shek Yam, Kwai Hing and Lai King Estates in the New Territories. The construction of a new bus terminus at Cheung Sha Wan was included as part of the Lai Chi Kok interchange project.
5.105. In conjunction with the redevelopment of the Whitfield Barracks site in Kowloon, consideration was given to the feasibility of providing a public transport lane in Nathan Road between Haiphong Road and Austin Road.
5.106. The implications of the Supplementary Report to the Hong Kong Mass Transport Study, released during the year, were examined in general terms.
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