17 -
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1978
FURTHERMORE, A CONTINUOUS AND REGULAR REVIEW IS BEING
CARRIED OUT ON FORMS AND NOTICES USED IN GOVERNMENT BUSINESS WITH A VIEW TO PROVIDING A CHINESE TRANSLATION SO THAT APPLICATIONS CAN BE MADE IN CHINESE.
+SENIOR CHINESE LANGUAGE OFFICERS PAY VISITS TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO ADVISE ON PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN EXTENDING THE WIDER USE OF CHINESE IN OFFICIAL BUSINESS, + MR. CHUI ADDED.
+AS REGARDS THE USE OF CHINESE WITHIN THE CIVIL SERVICE, ALL COMMUNICATIONS WITH OFFICERS WHOSE PRE-REQUISITE FOR APPOINTMENT DOES NOT INCLUDE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARE TRANSLATED INTO CHINESE.
MR. CHUI SAID ALL THESE SERVICE PROGRAMMES ARE KEPT UNDER REVIEW SO THAT IMPROVEMENTS CAN CONTINUE TO BE EFFECTED TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMANDS FOR SUCH SERVICES.
ALL PLB'S TO BE FITTED WITH DESTINATION INDICATOR BY AUGUST
*****
EVERY PUBLIC LIGHT BUS WILL BE FITTED WITH A DESTINATION INDICATOR BY AUGUST 1 THIS YEAR, THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. DEREK JONES, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. S.L. CHEN, MR. JONES SAID THE REGULATION REQUIRING THE DISPLAY ON PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES OF DESTINATIONS AND FARES CAME INTO EFFECT ON AUGUST 1, 1977 AND NO PLB HAS BEEN PERMITTED TO RENEW ITS LICENCE SINCE THAT DATE UNLESS IT HAS BEEN PROVIDED WITH A PROPER DESTINATION INDICATOR.
MR. JONES STATED THAT THE REGULATION FORBIDS A PLB DRIVER TO CHANGE HIS DESTINATION INDICATOR DURING A JOURNEY WITH THE INTENTION OF MAKING PASSENGERS PAY A FARE HIGHER THAN THAT SHOWN ON THE FARE-CARD.
+A DRIVER WHO CONTRAVENES THIS REGULATION IS LIABLE TO A FINE OF $500, + MR. JONES SAID.
*
HOWEVER, MR. JONES SAID A DRIVER CAN CHANGE HIS FARE INDICATOR BEFORE THE START OF ANY JOURNEY AS LONG AS HE CLEARLY SHOWS A STATED DESTINATION AND A FARE.
/18