TRANSPORT
In the Greater London Council, the transport objectives are to
improve and manage transport in harmony with the other measures proposed to
make London a prosperous and pleasant place in which to live, so as to
(i)
(ii)
serve all reasonable demands for the movement of people and
goods; and
help improve the environment.
The Council's functions are those of
strategic planning authority;
highway authority for metropolitan roads;
(1)
(2)
(3)
traffic authority for all roads in London (trunk roads excepted);
(4)
policy making body for the London Transport Executive.
From these functions, it is clear that all the services are urban
and local in character, therefore, sooner or later I believe that transport in the
urban areas should be the responsibility of the Urban Council. I have compared
the transport services in London and Hong Kong as below, showing facts and
figures and the philosophy in solving related problems. (Sources: GLC abstract,
"Hong Kong Transport", "Transport in Hong Kong", GLC Transport facts and
figures 1973, Greater London Council Financial Review 1973/74, Greater London
Council Budget for 1974/75, various Hong Kong Government publications)
These comparisons only give a rough idea the periods may
not be identical and the technical details of one may not be equivalent to those of
its counterpart.
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