Supplementary to Question No
An Legco on 1.6.88
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MRS. FAN : Sir, although
the statistics show that
inexperienced drivers of less than three years' experience
than those who
are involved in accidents more frequently than
have more experience, it does not necessarily follow that
drivers who have been holding a licence for a longer
period would have better driving skill. So, will the
Government consider introducing a separate driving test
for light goods vehicles?
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SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT : Sir, I entirely take Mrs. FAN's
point but a start has to be made between the experienced
drivers and the
statistics it does
years are rather
inexperienced drivers and from past
indicate that the first two or three
vulnerable in terms of the driving
So, we want to deal with those
experience of drivers.
with less than three years' experience as a start. We are
also considering whether it is possible in terms of
of both
staffing and resources to introduce a separate category of
registration for such goods vehicles. This might take a
long time because of the large number of applications
be processed and the significant staff requirement
involved but we are considering this matter in the longer
term.
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