WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1976
COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT STUDY REPORT PUBLISHED TODAY
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THE COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT STUDY, WHICH THE GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONED IN 1973, HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE REPORT OF THE CONSULTANTS WAS PUBLISHED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE CONSULTANTS, MESSRS WILBUR SMITH AND ASSOCIATES, WERE ASKED TO DETERMINE WHAT HAD TO BE DONE TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF MOBILITY FOR PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT BY ROAD, RAIL AND FERRY OVER THE YEARS TO 1991.
+SPEC IF ICALLY, THE CONSULTANTS WERE REQUIRED TO DERIVE A SET OF PROPOSALS ON POLICIES AND INVESTMENT IN TRANSPORT FACILITIES DESIGNED TO SATISFY THE PREDICTED DEMAND FOR TRAVEL,+ A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
BASED ON NINE COMPUTERIZED TESTS, THE CONSULTANTS HAVE MADE RECOMMENDATIONS COVERING THE ISLAND CORRIDOR- THE EXTENSION OF THE MTR LINE DEVELOPMENT OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY= DEVELOPMENT OF THE FERRY SERVICES- FRANCHISED BUSES RESTRAINTS ON PRIVATE VEHICLES, AND THE CONTINUOUS APPRAISAL OF HONG KONG'S TRANSPORT PROBLEMS.
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED, HOWEVER, THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT IN NO WAY COMMIT THE GOVERNMENT TO ANY PARTICULAR COURSE OF ACTION.
+ THE INTENTION NOW IS TO STUDY THEM CAREFULLY AND PREPARE A WHITE PAPER ON TRANSPORT POLICY AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE VIEWS AND REACTION OF THE PUBLIC, THE TRANSPORT OPERATORS AND OTHERS CONCERNED, HE POINTED OUT.
BOTH THE FULL REPORT AND A REPORT IN BRIEF WILL BE ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE STUDY.
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