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MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1980
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SURVEY ON TUEN MUN TRANSPORT NEARING COMPLETION
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A SURVEY ORGANISED BY TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE OF LOCAL TRANSPORT FACILITIES IS NEARLY COMPLETE.
THE SURVEY, THE SECOND IN TWO YEARS, IS BEING UNDERTAKEN BY HONG KONG UNIVERSITY AND HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC STUDENTS.
MORE THAN 1 000 FAMILIES HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED SINCE THE SURVEY STARTED ON AUGUST 12.
A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THE SURVEY WAS TO OBTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF TRASNPORT SERVICES IN THE NEW TOWN.
THERE HAD BEEN COMPLAINTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, ABOUT THE INADEQUACY OF TRANSPORT FACILITIES LOCALLY. IT WAS HOPED THAT THROUGH THIS SURVEY THE GOVERNMENT COULD OBTAIN DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE KIND OF TRANSPORT FACILITIES RESIDENTS WOULD LIKE TO SEE PROVIDED TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION.
THE FAMILIES HAVE BEEN ASKED WHAT FERRY ROUTES THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AND THEIR REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNAL CITY AND EXTERNAL MAXICAB SERVICES.
THEIR VIEWS WILL BE HELPFUL IN FUTURE PLANNING, THE SPOKESMAN
THE SPOKESMAN THANKED THE FAMILIES WHO HAD READILY TAKEN
SAID. PART IN THE SURVEY FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION.
THE SURVEY WILL BE COMPLETED EARLY NEXT MONTH, ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL FIRST BE TABULATED AND THEN COMPILED INTO A REPORT BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE REPORT WAS EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER WHEN IT WOULD BE SUBMITTED TO RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS.
THE INFORMATION FROM THE LAST SURVEY HAD PROVED TO BE VERY USEFUL TO THE GOVERNMENT, BUT IT WAS NO LONGER UP-TO-DATE OWING TO RAPID POPULATION GROWTH IN THE NEW TOWN.
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