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MISS TAM BASICALLY DISAGREED THAT PUBLIC FUNDS SHOULD BE USED TO FINANCE THE SETTING UP OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISES TO COMPETE WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR, CITING THE ADVERSE EFFECT OF THE MTR ISLAND LINE ON THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY AND THE YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY AS A CASE IN POINT.
SHE BELIEVED THAT THE PRIME OBJECTIVES OF SUCH COMPANIES AR THE MTRC, THE KCRC AND THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT COMPANY SHOULD BE SET ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFICIENT TRANSPORT SERVICES BETWEEN THE URBAN AREAS AND THE NEW TOWNS.
DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TUEN MUN DEEN A LACK OF CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN THE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE NUMBER AND THE TYPE OF
SAID.
NEW TOWN, THERR HAD PROVISION OF JOB SKILLED WORKERS, SHE
NEARING COMPLETION,
WITH PHASE II OF THE JUNK BAY DEVELOPMENT SHE SUGGESTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD SEEK WAYS TO EXTEND THE HOUSING PROJECT THERE IN ORDER TO MAKE EXTENSION OF THE MTR MORR
COST-EFFECTIVE.
"ON THE OTHER HAND, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT SHOULD CONDUCT SURVEYS ON THE OCCUPATIONS OF THE RESIDENTS MOVING INTO THE NEW TOWN AND PROVIDE THE INDUSTRY AND TRADE DEPARTMENTS WITH FIGURES ON THE SKILLED WORKERS WHO HAVE MOVED IN SO THAT MANUFACTURERS CAN BE DULY INFORMED, SHE SAID.
MISS TAM HOPED THAT THE KCRC AND THE MTRC WOULD BE ALLOWED THE FLEXIBILITY TO OPERATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF FACILITATING DEVELOPMENT IN THE TERRITORY RATHER THAN SIMPLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PROFITS.
SINCE IT WOULD BE UNREASONABLE TO ASK A PRIVATE ENTERPRISE TO BEAR THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OPERATING A ROUTE WHICH MIGHT NOT YIELD THE HIGHEST RETURNS, MISS TAM BUGGESTED THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY SHOULD BR SHOULDBRED BY THE TRANSPORT CORPORATIONS WHICH WERE SUPPORTED BY PUBLIC FUNDS.
"SUCH A MOVR WILL DEMONSTRATE THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT SHIRKING ITS RESPONSIBILITIES BY PRIVATISATION," SHE SAID.
TURNING TO THE COMPETITION BETWEEN LAND AND SEA TRANSPORT, MISS TAM HOPED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT REQUEST A CUT IN CROSS-HARBOUR AND OUTLYING DISTRICTS FERRY SERVICES ON THE GROUND THAT SOME FERRY PIERS HAD TO BE RECONSTRUCTED OR RELOCATED RESULT OF RECLAMATION WORKS IN CERTAIN AREAS.
"THE PRESENT ROUTES SHOULD BE RETAINED UNLESS THE COMPANY REQUESTS A CUT ÎN ITS SERVICES UNDER THE PRESENT POLICY," SAID.
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