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SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1983
THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE UNIT, MR STEPHEN PANG, SAID THAT FEWER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FRANCHISED BUS SERVICES WERE THE MAJOR CAUSE FOR THE DOWNWARD TREND. COMPARED WITH THE FIGURES FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF LAST YEAR, THE COMPLAINTS DIRECTED TOWARDS CMB AND KMB HAD DROPPED FROM 521 TO 365.
+THE DECREASE IN THESE COMPLAINTS CAN PROBABLY BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE IMPROVEMENT IN BUS ALLOCATION. RECENT SURVEYS BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT REVEALED THAT CMB'S VEHICLE ALLOCATION WAS UP TO THE SCHEDULED REQUIREMENT AND THE TOTAL OUT-TURN OF KMB BUSES IN SERVICE WAS ABOVE THE SCHEDULED ALLOCATION REQUIREMENT, SAID MR PANG.
HOWEVER THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST CMB STAFF IN THE QUARTER UNDER REVIEW WAS STILL RELATIVELY HIGH. SEVENTY-FOUR COMPLAINTS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMPANY FOR INVESTIGATION AGAINST 58 IN THE LAST QUARTER.
THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST KMB STAFF HAD ALSO INCREASED FROM 31 IN THE LAST QUARTER TO 36 IN THE CURRENT QUARTER.
+ANOTHER OBVIOUS CHANGE IN TREND IS THAT COMPLAINTS ABOUT ROAD CONGESTION, TRAFFIC AIDS, PEDESTRIAN AND PARKING FACILITIES HAVE INCREASED, IT IS LIKELY THAT MORE PEOPLE HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT THE TCU DOES NOT ONLY DEAL WITH PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES, SAID MR PANG.
BEACHGOERS WARNED ABOUT ILLEGAL CAMPING
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THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) WARNED BEACHGOERS THAT IT IS AN OFFENCE TO PUT UP TENTS OUTSIDE DESIGNATED AREAS AT ANY GAZETTED BEACHES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ON OUTLYING ISLANDS.
THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR THE OFFENCE IS A $500 FINE AND IMPRISONMENT OF UP TO TWO WEEKS, A SPOKESMAN SAID.
NTSD STAFF ARE STEPPING UP THEIR OPERATION AGAINST ILLEGAL CAMPING AT THE GAZETTED BEACHES, PARTICULARLY AT SILVERMINE BAY, PUI O, UPPER CHEUNG SHA AND LOWER CHEUNG SHA ON LANTAU.
MAKING BARBECUE FIRE OUTSIDE DESIGNATED AREAS AT GAZETTED BEACHES IS ALSO PROHIBITED UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HOLIDAY-MAKERS WERE URGED TO MAKE USE OF DESIGNATED CAMP SITES AND BARBECUE PITS AT GAZETTED BEACHES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
WINDSURFING, PARA-SAILING AND WATER-SKIING ARE NOT ALLOWED
WITHIN THE AREA MARKED OUT FOR SWIMMERS,
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