Miscellaneous Studies
9.57. Routine traffic counts to supplement the results of the traffic census and to provide data for the design and settings of traffic light signals continued. A survey to study the effect of the opening of Kwai Chung Road on vehicular traffic between Kowloon and Kwai Chung was completed, as was a study of passenger movements by ferry between Shau Kei Wan, Rennie's Mill and Hang Hau.
9.58. Other minor studies undertaken included observation of vehicular and pedestrian movements at locations throughout the Colony, a study of the hourly distribution of cross-harbour ferry passenger trips, a journey time measurement of vehicle trips between Kwun Tong and a site earmarked for a container port at Kwai Chung, a study of pedestrian reaction to 'Keep Left' sign in the pedestrian subway at Connaught Road Central, an assessment of the level of service provided by a number of bus routes, tabulations of data extracted from the three major transportation reports for various prediction purposes, and the compilation of a traffic zone coding index to facilitate tabulation of data to be collected in the 1971 Population Census.
General
MASS TRANSIT UNIT
Government Highway Engineer:
A. H. WILKINS, B.Sc. (Eng.), C.Eng., F.E.D.I., M.I.C.E. (Acting)
9.59. The nucleus of a new branch of Highways Office was formed during the year to assume responsibility for all matters pertaining to the proposed Mass Transit Railway and to co-ordinate the activities of all Government Departments and the Consulting Engineers in respect of the scheme.
Liaison and Planning
9.60. In order to prevent the frustration of the railway scheme all public and private development proposals which affected the Mass Transit proposals were examined and recommendations made to resolve any conflict. During the year, 66 development proposals were processed.
9.61. In September, Messrs. Freeman Fox & Partners, Consulting Engineers, were appointed to undertake further, more detailed, investigations into all aspects of this major project in order to determine the
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Miscellaneous Studies
9.57. Routine traffic counts to supplement the results of the traffic census and to provide data for the design and settings of traffic light signals continued. A survey to study the effect of the opening of Kwai Chung Road on vehicular traffic between Kowloon and Kwai Chung was completed, as was a study of passenger movements by ferry between Shau Kei Wan, Rennie's Mill and Hang Hau.
9.58. Other minor studies undertaken included observation of vehic- ular and pedestrian movements at locations throughout the Colony, a study of the hourly distribution of cross-harbour ferry passenger trips, a journey time measurement of vehicle trips between Kwun Tong and a site earmarked for a container port at Kwai Chung, a study of pedestrian reaction to 'Keep Left' sign in the pedestrian subway at Connaught Road Central, an assessment of the level of service provided by a number of bus routes, tabulations of data extracted from the three major transportation reports for various prediction purposes, and the compilation of a traffic zone coding index to facilitate tabulation of data to be collected in the 1971 Population Census.
General
MASS TRANSIT UNIT
Government Highway Engineer:
A. H. WILKINS, B.Sc. (Eng.), C.Eng., F.E.D.I., M.I.C.E. (Acting)
9.59. The nucleus of a new branch of Highways Office was formed during the year to assume responsibility for all matters pertaining to the proposed Mass Transit Railway and to co-ordinate the activities of all Government Departments and the Consulting Engineers in respect of the scheme.
Liaison and Planning
9.60. In order to prevent the frustration of the railway scheme all public and private development proposals which affected the Mass Transit proposals were examined and recommendations made to re- solve any conflict. During the year, 66 development proposals were processed.
9.61. In September, Messrs. Freeman Fox & Partners, Consulting Engineers, were appointed to undertake further, more detailed, investiga- tions into all aspects of this major project in order to determine the
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