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CATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1987
ABOUT TAXI SERVICE MR RUMJAHN NOTED CASES AS
THOUGH A SIZABLE PROPORTION OF COMPLAINTS WAS LODGED DIRECTLY WITH THE POLICE BY THE PUBLIC, THAT COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY TCU IN THE QUARTER TOTALLED 207 COMPARED WITH 184 CASES IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.
ABOUT TAXI AS IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER, MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS
OF TAXI MISCONDUCT MALPRACTICES AND WITH CONCERNED SERVICE WERE
SOLICITING PASSENGERS, DRIVERS, NAMELY TAXI DRIVERS REFUSING HIRE OR
DESTINATIONS NOT TAKING THE MOST DIRECT ROUTEING, FAILING TO DRIVE TO AND OVERCHARGING.
WITH COMPARED
THE
PREVIOUS
QUARTER,
FERRY
COMPLAINTS COMPANY
ROUTES OPERATED BY THE HONGKONG YAUMATI CASES TO 12.
THE MAIN
CONCERNING
ROSE BY TWO
OF SERVICE,
REGULARITY WERE COMPLAINT OF AREAS CLEANLINESS OF VESSELS AND PASSENGER FACILITIES, MR RUMJAHN SAID.
COMPLAINTS ABOUT ROAD CONGESTION TOTALLED 283 CASES - 57
82
CASES
CASES NEW
IN THI KOWLOON, IN CASES ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 111 TERRITORIES AND 33 CASES IN TUNNELS AND AREAS AFFECTED BY LRT WORKS.
FACTORS WHICH WERE ATTRIBUTABLE
то ROAD CONGESTION INCLUDED TRAFFIC ENGINEERING KERBSIDE, AT LOADING AND UNLOADING MATTERS, INADEQUATE ROAD CAPACITY, ROAD WORK AND HAWKER OBSTRUCTION.
ACTIVITIES
ALL MR RUMJAHN POINTED OUT THAT 39 PER CENT AND 33 PER CENT OF
CONGESTION WERE CAUSING OBSTRUCTION VEHICLE CASES CONCERNING DIRECTED AT LORRIES AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES RESPECTIVELY.
THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES TOTALLED 117.
ROAD MARGARET
FLYOVER PRINCESS INCLUDED MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN
FLOW RECONSTRUCTION AND ITS RELATED TRAFFIC DIVERSION SCHEME, TRAFFIC
KUNG ROAD IN HOI TA1 STREET AND NAM HONG STREET IN HONG KONG AND TAM IN KOWLOON.
TO
OF ROADS AND ROAD MAINTENANCE THE CONCERNING COMPLAINTS
PREVIOUS DECREASE FROM 139 CASES IN THE FURNITURE CONTINUED
OF
WERE COMPLAINT AREAS MAJOR THE QUARTER. THIS QUARTER TO 111
LIGHTS AND DAMAGED TRAFFIC MALFUNCTIONED DEFECTIVE ROAD SURFACES, TRAFFIC SIGNS/AIDS.
INCREASED
CASES
THE MAINLY RELATED ABANDONED
IN
161 FROM TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT CASES PREVIOUS QUARTER TO 178 CASES THIS QUARTER. THEY WERE TO REQUESTS FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL PARKING, VEHICLES AND OTHER TRAFFIC OFFENCES.
TCU WAS SET
UP UNDER
THE
TRANSPORT
COMMITTEE ADVISORY
TO
TRANSPORT MATTERS.
RECEIVE AND MONITOR COMPLAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON IT OPERATES A 24-HOUR HOTLINE ON 5-776866.
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