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Temporary traffic and transport arrangements on North Lantau Highway and Cheung Tung Road

     The Transport Department (TD) today (June 15) reminded the public that temporary traffic and transport arrangements will be implemented on the North Lantau Highway and Cheung Tung Road next Wednesday (June 20) and Thursday (June 21) from 11.30pm to 5.30am of the following day to facilitate road works of the Tuen Mun – Chek Lap Kok Link Southern Connection Viaduct Section.
 
     The temporary traffic and transport arrangements will mainly include:

Lane closure
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     Traffic lanes on the following road sections will be intermittently closed on June 20 and 21 from 11.30pm to 5.30am of the following day:
 

  1. The section of the North Lantau Highway (Kowloon bound and Tung Chung bound) between Caribbean Coast and Pak Mong;
  2. The section of Cheung Tung Road (Kowloon bound) between Tat Tung Road and Siu Ho Wan Depot; and
  3. The section of Cheung Tung Road (Tung Chung bound) between Siu Ho Wan Depot and Pak Mong.

Public transport services
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     A total of 41 bus routes and two Residents’ Service routes operating in the affected areas will be temporarily diverted. The public transport operators concerned will display notices to advise passengers of the above temporary arrangements.
 
     Appropriate traffic signs will be erected on-site to guide motorists. The TD anticipates that the traffic on the roads concerned will be affected during the period. In case of traffic congestion, motorists should exercise tolerance and patience, and follow instructions of the Police. The TD and the Police will closely monitor the traffic situation and implement appropriate measures whenever necessary. Members of the public are advised to stay alert to the latest traffic news on radio and television.

     Information on the temporary traffic and transport arrangements is also available at the TD’s website (www.td.gov.hk). Please call 1823 for enquiries. read more

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Ferry Services (Amendment) Bill 2018 gazetted

     The Ferry Services (Amendment) Bill 2018 was gazetted today (June 15).
 
     As currently required under section 29 of the Ferry Services Ordinance (Cap. 104), the maximum duration of a licence, whether newly granted or extended, is three years on each occasion, whilst the aggregate licence period (i.e. including any extended period(s)) shall not exceed 10 years. This requirement not only creates administrative burden on ferry operators (increasing the number of applications for licence extension under a 10-year period), but also hampers ferry operators’ ability to make longer-term planning and investment for their ferry services to a certain extent.
 
     “The Bill seeks to lengthen the period for which a licence to operate a ferry service may be granted and extended, from three years to five years, while the existing cap of a 10-year aggregate licence period remains unchanged. We hope that the proposal could facilitate ferry operators’ longer-term planning and investment, and in turn enhance the financial viability of ferry services and encourage continuous improvement of service quality,” a Government spokesman said.
  
     The Bill will be introduced into the Legislative Council on June 27.
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