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REGISTRY No. 51
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TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 1234 OF 30 NOVEMBER.
FRO. KIOL.
PARLIA TENTARY QUESTIONS.
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1. MR NIGEL SPEARING HAS TABLED TWO QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN
ANSWER ON 3 DECEMBER,
2. THE FIRST QUESTION IS:
''TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE WHAT PLANS EXIST FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF AN UNDERGROUND RAILWAY SYSTEM IN HONG KONG:
WHAT IS THE LIKELY CAPITAL EXPENDITURE: HOW IT WILL BE RAISED
AND HOW REPAID: WHAT OVERALL TRANSPORTATION STUDIES WERE MADE
PRIOR TO THE PRODUCTION OF THE RAPID TRANSIT PROPOSALS: AND
WHEN AND BY WHOM ANY FINAL DECISION WILL BE MADE.'
3. THE SECOND IS:
''TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE IF HE WILL PUBLISH IN THE OFFICIAL REPORT A TABLE SHOWING FOR EACH OF THE YEARS 1968 TO 1972 THE NUMBER OF PRIVATE CARS REGISTERED IN HONG KONG, THE ESTIMATED TOTAL VEHICLE MILES TRAVELLED BY PRIVATE CARS, THE PASSENGER JOURNEYS MADE ON EACH MODE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT, NAMELY: OMNIBUS, PUBLIC LIGHT BUS, TRAMCAR, AND PASSENGER AND VEHICULAR FERRY, AND THE TOTAL PASSENGER JOURNEYS MADE BY ALL FURAL OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT.''
4. GRATEFUL FOR SUGGESTED REPLIES BY 931883Z.
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