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Wednesday, January 9, 1974

EXCO TO CONSIDER TAXI FARES SHORTLY

The question of integrating taxi operations on both sides of

the harbour will be put to the Executive Council shortly together with

proposals regarding Kowloon taxi fares, the Secretary for the Environment,

the Hon. J.J. Robson, said today.

Replying to questions by the Hon. P.C. Woo and the Hon. Dr.

S.Y. Chung, Mr. Robson said the advice of the Transport Advisory Committee

had already been received on both matters.

The two issues had been under active consideration for some time,

he said, and if the Executive Council approved the proposals regarding

the Kowloon taxi fares, they could be implemented with little delay,

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