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+WE ARE, HOWEVER, CONCERNED THAT WITHOUT PAST EXPERIENCE TO GUIDE US, THE IMPLICATIONS AND EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED LEVEL OF CHARGES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FULLY APPRECIATED AT THIS STAGE, HE ADDED.
THEREFORE, MR LEE SAID, IT WAS FELT THAT A REVIEW ON THE PRICING STRUCTURE AT A LATER STAGE WOULD SEEM APPROPRIATE AND HE WAS DELIGHTED TO HEAR ABOUT THE PLAN TO CONDUCT SUCH A REVIEW.
MR LEE POINTED OUT THAT THE MATTER HAD BEEN CAREFULLY SCRUTINISED BY THE LEGCO ECONOMIC SERVICES WORKING GROUP,
THE DEBATE ON THE MOTION HAD BEEN TWICE DEFERRED TO ENABLE MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE, INTER ALIA, THE REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY THE HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY.
+WE ALSO MET ON TWO OCCASIONS WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TO STUDY THE PRINCIPLES EMPLOYED IN DETERMINING THE PRICING STRUCTURE,+ MR LEE ADDED,
KCR BY-LAWS APPROVED
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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION BY-LAWS 1985, MADE BY THE CORPORATION ON JANUARY 25, 1985, WERE APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
MOVING THE MOTION EARLIER, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT
THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON IAN MACPHERSON, SAID THAT SECTION 31 OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION ORDINANCE CAP. 372 EMPOWERED THE CORPORATION TO MAKE BY-LAWS AND PROVIDED THAT THEY SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THE NEW BY-LAWS REPLACED THOSE MADE IN PRE-ELECTRIFICATION DAYS, AND SET OUT THE CONDITIONS FOR THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS, LUGGAGE AND GOODS, FOR THE ISSUE OF PASSENGER TICKETS, AND FOR VEHICLES ON RAILWAY PREMISES, MR MACPHERSON SAID.
THEY PRESCRIBED THE AUTHORITY OF CORPORATION STAFF, THE CONDUCT OF PERSONS ON THE RAILWAY PREMISES, RESTRICTED AREAS, AND THE PENALTIES FOR CONTRAVENTION OF THE BY-LAWS, MR MACPHERSON ADDED.
+THE ADMINISTRATION HAS EXAMINED THEM CAREFULLY AND CONSIDERS THEM ACCEPTABLE, HE SAID.