Police look into making Lantau drivers go slow after cow deaths

Bumps, ramps and special traffic-slowing road surfaces are among measures being considered by police to curb speeding on Lantau following the death of eight cows in a hit-and-run accident last week.

Lantau police district commander Samson Cho Ming-lung said yesterday that he would contact the Highways Department about the possible implementation of speed-curbing measures along South Lantau Road.

Cho said 477 cases of speeding had taken place in the first five months of this year along the stretch of the road that animal protection groups claim is a danger to humans and animals.

He spoke after a meeting with members of the Lantau Buffalo Association as the police continued an investigation into the multiple cow deaths outside Tong Fuk village on Wednesday.

Cho said they had discussed heightening public awareness and improving roads to curb speeding.

"We are thinking about speed-reduction ramps and surfaces that deter motorists from speeding," he said. "Many of these proposals are things the police cannot do alone and involve other departments such as the Highways Department, but we are quite prepared to make suggestions to those departments."