WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4,
1995
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TAXI LIMIT DATE EXTENSION SOUGHT
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A MOTION SEEKING TO EXTEND THE DATE LIMITING THE NUMBER OF TAXIS FROM DECEMBER 6 THIS YEAR TO JULY 17 NEXT YEAR WAS PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MOVING THE MOTION, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON IAN MACPHERSON, SAID THE TAXIS (LIMITATION ON NUMBER) NOTICE 1984 PUBLISHED ÁS LEGAL NOTICE NO. 395 OF 1984 PROVIDED THAT THE NUMBER OF MOTION VEHICLES WHICH MIGHT BE REGISTERED AS TAXIS WAS AS FOLLOWS: 14 000 FOR URBAN TAXIS, 2 638 FOR NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS AND 40 IN THE CASE OF LANTAU TAXIS.
HE SAID A REVIEW OF THE LIMITS ON THE NUMBER OF TAXIS WOULD BE CONDUCTED DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT YEAR AND RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD THAN BE MADE ON THE LIMITS TO BE APPLIED AFTER JULY 17 NEXT YEAR.
+AS LEGAL NOTICE NO. 395 OF 1984 REMAINS IN FORCE ONLY UNTIL DECEMBER 6 THIS YEAR, A RESOLUTION UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE WAS REQUIRED TO EXTEND THE CURRENT LIMITS TO JULY 17 NEXT YEAR,+ MR MACPHERSON SAID.
HE NOTED THAT THE LIMITS ON THE NUMBER OF TAXIS IN THE URBAN AREAS AND THE NEW TERRITORIES WERE SET BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ON JULY 17, 1984 FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS.
AS REGARDS LANTAU TAXIS. THEIR UTILISATION RATE AT PRESENT DID NOT CALL FOR ANY REVISION IN THE CURRENT LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES, HE ADDED.
MAJOR CAMPAIGN AGAINST FALLING OBJECTS SET TO START
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A SPECIAL TERRITORY-WIDE CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR TO STRENGTHEN PEOPLE'S AWARENESS OF THE DANGERS OF FALLING OBJECTS, SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, THE HON DONALD LIAO, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY),
THE EXISTING ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLIC INTEREST (API) ON TELEVISION WOULD BE REPLACED AND A NEW POSTER WOULD BE PRODUCED AND WIDELY DISTRIBUTED, HE SAID.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PAULINE NG ON WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WOULD REVIEW EXISTING MEASURES TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM, MR LIAO SAID THIS WAS BEING DONE FROM TIME TO TIME.
/HE SAID