Security at the Western Harbour Tunnel will be stepped up before its grand opening next week following vandalism at Tsing Ma Bridge.
Workers were busy making final adjustments to the two-kilometre-long, six-lane tunnel yesterday in preparation for next Wednesday's opening by Chief Secretary Anson Chan Fang On-sang.
The Western Harbour Tunnel Company said the work would now involve security upgrades.
Electrical wires on the bridge were cut in 32 places on Friday, barely a week before its official opening.
Tunnel general manager Erik Cheng Heung-shing maintained security was already strong, but would be stepped up as a precautionary measure before the opening.
He refused to give figures, but stated security measures, including manpower, patrol vehicles and surveillance equipment such as cameras and other electronics, would be strengthened.
'We will be increasing the security here although it is already very strong,' he said.