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(b) When typhoon storm signals were hoisted, public
transport companies should increase the frequency of their vehicles, especially those running on busy routes. They should also be notified well in advance that typhoon signals would be going up so that they could have more time to deploy their staff and vehicles to cope with the situation. The tunnel bus service should be continued - at least between Hung Hom and Wanchai until it was absolutely dangerous so that the public would not have to suffer the cxorbitant fares charged by taxis and PLBs.
(c) As far as possible, some kind of control on PLBs and taxis should be imposed to prevent them from charging unreasonably high fares during typhoons.
The preventive measures taken on construction sites, hill slopes, scaffoldings, etc. were considered generally satisfactory. Casualties and loss of property had not been serious. Nonetheless, improvements could still be made. For example, there should be stepped-up inspection on possible chokage of drains and gullies which could lead to flooding, particularly in low-lying areas. Electricity supply to the neon signboards should be switched off whereas signboards that were not well secured should be removed. Also, canvas covering the scaffoldings should be rolled up or taken down and there should be prompt removal of the debris left over from the storm. All in all, the public were happy to see that little damage was caused and that there was a quick return to normal.
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