MC/FO 012/29
PP EG D
GRS 175
UNCLASSIFIED
COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE
M. MEAT на бербел
HKK 172/1
RECEIVED IN REGNTRY MO. 51 0 3 OCT 1980
PA
FM BTC HONG KONG 290308Z OCTOBER 80
TO PRIORITY E C G D
TELEGRAM NUMBER EXCED 34 OF 29 OCTOBER
NSDISTRIBUTION
G C G D BKG D
PA
45
NIR
YOUR EXCED 25 AND 29
TAD
Rizq.
KOVLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY
DELIGHTED WITH NEWS THAT DEAL FOR 356 BUSES TO COMPLETE 1980/81 ORDER CAN NOW GO AHEAD,
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2. HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE NOW UNDERTAKING A DETAILED STUDY OF KMB'S EXPANSION PLAN COVERING 1980/81 1981/82 AND 1982/83. A REVISED PLAN IS BEING PREPARED WHICH IS LIKELY TO INCLUDE PROVISION FOR FARE INCREASES EARLY NEXT YEAR AND PROBABLY AGAIN SOMETIME IN 1982. THE PLAN WILL HAVE TO BE PUT TO THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND IS EXPECTED TO BE CONSIDERED BY EXCO TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR BUT OFFICIALS ARE FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT FARE INCREASES WILL BE APPROVED.
3. ENVIRONMENT BRANCH ARE STILL THINKING IN TERMS OF A FURTHER 400 BUSES BEING REQUIRED IN EACH OF THE NEXT 2 YEARS IN ADDITION TO DEPOT EXPANSION, APPROVAL OF THE PLAN SHOULD ENABLE MORE INFORMATION TO BE MADE AVAILABLE BEFORE THE NEXT ORDER IE THAT PLACED IN 1981 FOR COMPLETION OF DELIVERY BY END OF 1982.
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