Friday, March 15, 1974
TAC TO BE REORGANISED
The Transport Advisory Committee is to be reconstituted, so
that its responsibilities may be more closely related to Hong Kong's
general environmental problems.
Under its new structure, the committee will be chaired by the
Secretary for the Environment, Mr. James Robson, and will advise the
Governor in Council on broad issues of transport policy, with a view
to improving the movement of people and freight.
Other members of the committee will be:-
(Unofficial)
The Hon. G.R. Ross
Mrs. Mcie Mlliott
(Official)
Director of Public Works
Commissioner of Police
Mr. Stephen Wong
Secretary for Economic Services
Commissioner for Transport
Hrs. Grace Ho
lir. Alan McFarlin
District Commissioner, New Territories
Commenting on the re-organisation, Mr. Robson said it resulted
from the mary changes that had taken place - both in the scope of transport
and in policies for dealing with it since the original committee was set
up in 1965.
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Since then the severity and complexity of Hong Kong's transport
problems have increased and the rising volume of traffic and the demand
for improved transport services have made it necessary to devise solutions
of an increasingly technical nature.
"When the ..