A court battle looms as drivers face chaos today
Chaos is looming today for the harbour tunnels - both on and off the road.
Traffic gridlock is expected at the Cross-Harbour Tunnel as trucks return to the road after the end of the Labour Day holidays on the mainland. And stormy weather is forecast to add to the traffic woes.
A legal storm is meanwhile brewing over the increase in tolls at the Eastern Harbour Tunnel, with a group headed by independent lawmaker Albert Chan Wai-yip planning to challenge it in the courts. Mr Chan revealed last night that he had already arranged for Wong Tai Sin District Councillor Andrew To Kwan-hang and a full-time taxi driver to seek a judicial review of the government's decision not to appeal against the arbitration ruling that led to the Eastern Harbour Tunnel toll increase on May 1.
If leave is granted by the court for the judicial review, then an injunction might be issued against the toll rise, giving drivers temporary relief from the increased fees.
'We have arranged for the duo to seek the judicial review because we believe the toll increase not only affects professional drivers but also ordinary citizens,' Mr Chan said last night.