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THE GOVE MENT IS PREPARING A NEW DRAFT FERRY SERVICES BILL TO REPLACE THE EXISTING FERRIES ORDINANCE AND THE NEW BILL SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON DEREK JONES SAID AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
MR JONES WAS SPEAKING WHILE MOVING THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY (SERVICES) ORDINANCE, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING CONCESSIONS WHICH HAD ALS. BEEN AGREED BY THE COMPANY.
AMONG OTHER THINGS THE BILL WILL SEEK TO PROVIDE FRANCHISES IL BE GRANTED TO MAJOR FERRY OPERATORS, INCLUDING THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY AND FOR LICENCES TO. BE ISSUED. TO MINOR OPERATORS, HE SAID.
THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS WHICH WOULD COVER EVERY ASPECT OF THE COMPANY'S FERRY OPERATIONS, WERE BOTH DETAILED AND COMPLICATED AND NEGOTIATIONS HAD TAKEN LONGER THEN ANTICIPATED, HE SAID.
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+THEY HAVE, IN PARTICULAR, BEEN PROLONGED BY THE NEE: THOROUGH CONS IDÉRATION TO ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FERRY PIERS, AND POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
+ IT IS, HOWEVER, EXPECTED THAT THE NEW LEGISLATION CAN BE ENACTED BY JUNE 30, 1982 AND THIS MOTION THEREFORE SEEKS TO EXTEND THE EXIST.G PROVISIONS FOR A FURTHER SIX MONTHS, HE SAID.
MR JONES ALSO MOVED THE 'STAR' FERRY COMPANY (SERVICES) ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF EXISTING CONCESSIONS BY AMENDING THE SCHEDULE TO THE ORDINANCE.
THE AMENDMENTS ALSO HAD THE CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.
THE PROPOSED NEW FERRY SERVICES BILL WOULD ALSO REPLACE THIS ORDINANCE AND WOULD PROVIDE FOR A NEW FRANCHISE FOR THE 'STAR' FERRY COMPANY.
THE INTENTION OF THE MOTION WAS TO EXTEND THE EXISTING CONCESSION TO THE COMPANY FOR SIX MONTHS TO JUNE 1982, HE SAID.