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THEREFORE, THE WORDING IN AN EMERGENCY+ WAS ACCEPTED BY THE GROUP WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT SHOULD EXPERIENCE SHOW SUCH PROVISION UNABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, THEN THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD CONSIDER A SUITABLE AMENDMENT, MR HU EXPLAINED.
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MR HU SAID THE UMELCO TRANSPORT PANEL HAD STARTED TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUE OF THE LRT AND THE PROPOSED TSA IN THE NORTH- WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES AS EARLY AS JUNE THIS YEAR.
THE PANEL HAD MET THE ADMINISTRATION AND ALSO RECEIVED PUBLIC REPRESENTATIONS FROM A NUMBER OF TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS.
THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP FORMED AFTER THE GAZETTING OF THE BILL ON JULY 4, VISITED TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG TO INSPECT THE SITE AND HAD A JOINT MEETING WITH TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARDS TO HEAR THE PEOPLE'S CONCERN.
THE GROUP HAD MET OFFICIALS OF THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY WHICH OBJECTED STRONGLY TO THE TSA AND HAD DECLINED TO WORK WITH THE KCRC AS ITS SUBCONTRACTOR IN THE PROVISION OF FEEDER BUS SERVICES WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA.
IN ADDITION, IT HAD A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH THE KCRC AND THE ADMINISTRATION TO OBTAIN FURTHER CLARIFICATION OF THE INTEGRAL SYSTEM PROPOSED AND THE INTEGRATED FARE SYSTEM.
NO ROOM FOR POLITICS IN RUNNING A RAILWAY
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RUNNING A BUSINESS, ESPECIALLY A RAILWAY CORPORATION, IS NOT A POLITICAL OR POWER-SEIZING GAME, THE HON K.C. CHAN TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR CHAN WAS SPEAKING DURING THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986, DEALING WITH THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT) SYSTEM.
AFTER DECLARING HIS INTEREST AS A MEMBER OF THE KOWLOON- CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION (KCRC) BOARD, HE SAID THE KCRC WAS ONE OF THOSE FORTUNATE RAILWAYS WHICH HAD A LOYAL STAFF, UNDER ABLE MANAGEMENT, AND A WELL-BALANCED BOARD.
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