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Question No.7
Reply to Question by Hon. YEUNG Po-kwan
in Legislative Council on 20.11.85
In view of the large number of students who travel in school children vans everyday, will Government inform this Council:
(a) what are the number and types of
school children vans presently registered with the Transport Department;
(b)
(c)
whether existing legislation governing school children vans is adequate to meet present needs; and
what measures will Government adopt to ensure that students get on and off the vans safely?
Secretary for Transport
sir,
A total of 1,598 van-type vehicles are registered
with the Transport Department as being used for school
transport. This figure is made up of 1,430 light buses
with between 7 and 14 seats which have been registered as
private light buses (school service) and 168 seven-seater
vans which have been registered as private cars and issued
with school hire car permits.
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