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Mr. Robson discounted a suggestion by the Hon. T.S. Lo of legalising
red-plate public cars into taxis.
The forces wich caused public cars to act as illegal taxis obviously
demonstrated the public's need for more taxis. "But, in meeting this
requirement, I feel that we should still preserve the facility provided
by public cars whereby it is possible to pre-book chauffeur-driven
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passenger cars,' he said.
He went on to say that the Transport Advisory Committee had unde
a package of proposals regarding additional taxis, red-plate public cars;
taxis for outlying districts; and contract hire cars of a rather different
hue from the present public cars.
These proposals, he added, were under consideration by the Executive
Council and it would be presumptuous for him to elaborate further.
"Nevertheless, I hope to be in a position to do so, very soon."
Touching on the government programme of action against industrial
undertakings now existing in non-industrial buildings, Mr. Robson said the
problem was a complex one which would require ingenuity to solve.
"It will also require careful handling - and one thing is certain,
there will have to be full co-operation between the private sector and the
government. It is, however, too early to predict what the final solution will be."
He said stage I of the programme began on March 1 with action being
taken now against those dangerous and obnoxious undertakings operating in non-
industrial buildings, against any industrial undertakings operating in purely
residential buildings and against any such undertakings attempting to start
up in a new non-industrial building.
"It will, of course, be necessary to assess and take into account
the success of stage I when subsequent stages are being planned," he said.
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