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TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1983
MR SCOTT SAID THAT DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS THE INCREASING PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG, HAD GIVEN RISE TO A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE DEMAND FOR MOBILITY, IN TERMS OF PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND FREIGHT TRANSPORT.
+ALL THIS MEANS VERY DIFFICULT DECISIONS AS BETWEEN COMPETING DEMANDS, AND OF COURSE WITHIN GOVERNMENT'S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROGRAMMES AS A WHOLE. IN A FEW WORDS, WE CANNOT DO IT ALL, AND WE MUST ESTABLISH PRIORITIES, HE STATED.
ON THE CO-ORDINATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND TRANSPORT MODES GENERALLY, MR SCOTT SAID HIS BRANCH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE JOB, WHICH WAS NORMALLY ACHIEVED BY DISCUSSION AND CONSENSUS.
BUT THERE WERE STATUTORY POWERS WHICH ENABLED THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT OR THE TRANSPORT BRANCH TO INTERVENE, TO GUIDE, AND IF NECESSARY TO DIRECT; AND THERE WERE GOVERNMENT DIRECTORS ON THE BOARDS OF THE LUS COMPANIES, THE FERRY COMPANIES. THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION AND THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION, HE SAID,
MR SCOTT SAID THE PAST YEAR WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY:
* A VERY POSITIVE STEP TAKEN IN MAY TOWARDS CONTAINING CONGESTION ON THE ROADS, WHICH IS PRINCIPALLY CAUSED BY PRIVATE CARS;
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THE IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN PARTICULAR THE FIRST STAGE OF ELECTRIFICATION OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY AND THE OPENING OF THE TSUEN WAN EXTENSION OF THE MTR ;
THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MOBILITY OF TRANSPORT BY VAR JOUS PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRIORITY SCHEMES ;
THE COMPLETION OF SEVERAL MAJOR TRANSPORT PROJECTS;
THE COMPREHENSIVE REVISED ROAD TRAFFIC LEGISLATION WHICH WAS PASSED THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO REQUIRE IMPROVED STANDARDS ALL ROUND, WITH REALISTIC LEVELS OF PENALTIES TO ENABLE BETTER ENFORCEMENT, AND
MORE PLANNING FOR THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT
IN HONG KONG, WITH 11 ON-GOING MAJOR TRANSPORT STUDIES.
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