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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1987
MR LEUNG SAID THAT THE MOST COMMON COMPLAINTS INCLUDED REFUSING OR NEGLECTING TO ACCEPT A HIRE, ILLEGAL CHARGE OF TAXI FARES AND THE POOR MANNERS OF THE DRIVERS. ENFORCEMENT ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THE POLICE AGA INST DRIVERS WHERE COMPLAINTS WERE FOUND ΤΟ BE
JUSTIFIED.
IN ADDITION, BOTH THE URBAN AND THE NEW TERRITORIES TAXI ASSOCIATIONS HAD BEEN URGED TO IMPROVE THEIR SERVICE AND ΤΟ MANAGE THEIR DRIVERS MORE EFFECTIVELY, HE ADDED.
OTHER MEASURES то IMPROVE
THE CONDUCT OF TAXI DRIVERS
INCLUDED:
(A) THE DISPLAY OF AN IMPROVE FARE PLATE IN THE TAX FOR THE INFORMATION OF PASSENGERS. THIS FARE PLATE ALSO SHOWS THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE TCU TO ENCOURAGE USR OF THE COMPLAINT FACILITIES; AND
(B)
THE PUBLICATION OF AN INFORMATION PAMPHLET ON TAXI SERVICES. IT IS PLANNED TO ISSUE THESE PAMPHLETS IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES FOR THE REFERENCE AND GUIDANCE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL AS THE TAXI DRIVERS.
LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF LICENSED TAXIS EXTENDED
A MOTION TO EXTEND THE PERIOD OF LIMITING LICENSED TAXIS UP TO JULY 7, 1988 WAS MOVED BY THE TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, AT THE LEGISLATIVE (WEDNESDAY).
THE NUMBER OF SECRETARY FOR COUNCIL TODAY
"THE EFFECT OF THIS EXTENSION IS THAT THE VEHICLES WHICH MAY BE REGISTERED AND LICENSED AS TAXIS WILL REMAIN
TOTAL NUMBER OF 14,400 IN THE CASE OF URBAN AREA TAXIS,
AT TERRITORIES TAXIS AND 40 IN THE CASE OF LANTAU TAXIS,
THE CASE OF NEW THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL ON JULY 8, 1986,
AS ORDERED BY MR LEUNG EXPLAINED.
*
2,638 IN
THE PERIOD LIMITING THE NUMBER OF LICENSED TAXIS IN SECTION 23(3) OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE.
IS SPECIFIED
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