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FOR BENJAMIN, PEP DIVISION
MY LETTER OF 2 APRIL: BUSES FOR KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY (KM6)
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAVE JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THEY
CONSIDER THAT KMB FARES SHOULD BE INCREASED BY JUST OVER
40 PER CENT AND CMB FARES BY ABOUT 30 PER CENT.
2. AS YOU WILL KNOW FROM MY LETTER OF 30 MARCH, THIS IS
BELOW THE INCREASE CONSIDERED NECESSARY BY THE ENVIRONMENT
BRANCH, THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORT HAS TOLD ME ON A
PERSONAL BASIS THAT HE BELIEVES THAT KMB WILL PROBABLY
WISH TO ORDER ABOUT 120 BUSES THIS YEAR FOR DELIVERY IN 1982
AND 202 BUSES NEXT YEAR FOR DELIVERY IN 1983. IN OTHER
WORDS, THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WILL BE REPHASED
BY DEFERRING ORDERS FOR 100 BUSES IN THE CURRENT YEAR. THE
COMMISSIONER SUGGESTED THAT THIS WAS LARGELY ACCOUNTCO FOR BY THE AVAILABILITY OF OVER 100 SECOND-HAND BUSES FROM
LONDON TRANSPORT WHICH WILL ENABLE KMB TO MATCH THE EXPANSION
PROGRAMME WITHOUT HAVING TO ORDER SO MANY NEV DUGES,
3. I SHALL REFORT FURTHER WHEN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL'S
DECISON HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC AND WE HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT KMB, A COPY OF HONG KONG GOVERNMENT PRESS
RILFACE WILL ALSO FOLLOW BY AIRMAIL.