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THEIR RELATIVELY LOW
MANY OTHER CITIES,
THE WIDE RANGE OF CHOICE OF MODES AND FARES WERE UNIQUE TO HONG KONG, AND THE ENVY OF WHERE PUBLIC TRANSPORT WAS OFTEN BOTH LESS RELIABLE AND MORE EXPENSIVE.
"IN RECENT YEARS TOO, THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE DISTRICT BOARDS HAVE BEEN GIVEN AMPLE CHANCE ΤΟ AIR THEIR VIEWS ON THE ROUTE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES, WITH ADJUSTMENTS BEING MADE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO SUIT LOCAL NEEDS AND DEMANDS, HE SAID.
"THE GOVERNMENT ALSO
--
MAINTAINS AN INTER-MODAL CO-ORDINATION
USE POLICY WHICH AIMS AT MAXIMISING THE
OF THE MASS CARRIERS AND ENSURING A WIDE GEOGRAPHICAL, SPREAD OF SERVICES, WHILST MAINTAINING THE LOWEST POSSIBLE FARES.
THESE "IT IS WITHIN
то
POLICY GUIDELINES THAT COMPETITION IS CONTROLLED SO THAT PRIORITY CAN BE GIVEN TO OFF-STREET AT THE SAME TIME MASS CARRIERS, WITHOUT FORGETTING
MODES AND THE ESSENTIAL
NATURE OF THE FERRY SERVICES AND THE NEED TO MAINTAIN THEIR VIABILITY.
TODAY "THIS POLICY REMAINS VALID
AND, GIVEN THE INCREASING WHY IT SHOULD DEMAND FOR OUR LIMITED ROAD SPACE, THERE IS NO REASON BE CHANGED, HE STRESSED.
THE TWO RAILWAY TURNING TO THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY REGARDING
NO NEED TO SUBJECT THEM CORPORATIONS, MR LEUNG SAID THERE WAS FURTHER CONTROLS.
ΤΟ
HE SAID
THE
TO
RUN WITHIN
OWN THEIR THE TERMS
CORPORATIONS WERE REQUIRED AFFAIRS ACCORDING TO PRUDENT COMMERCIAL PRINCIPLES OF THEIR ORDINANCES.
DIRECTORS COMPRISING A
OFFICIAL
THEY WERE BOTH GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF BROAD RANGE OF MEMBERS OF
WITH GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY, PARTICIPATION TO ENSURE THE NECESSARY CONTROL AND GUIDANCE.
THE
MAKE DECISIONS ON
ΤΟ AUTHORITY HAD THE THESE CORPORATIONS FARES HAVING REGARD TO THEIR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMMES, COSTS AND PASSENGER DEMAND.
OPERATING
AS
то
THE
THE
ΤΟ
THE
"THESE FACTORS GUARANTEE THAT FARES WILL NOT BE SO HIGH
THAT THEY LEAD TO LOSSES. BE SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE OR SO LOW BOARDS OF DIRECTORS ALSO PROVIDE AN
CHECK, WHILE EFFECTIVE
GOVERNOR
NECESSARY GIVE DIRECTIONS CORPORATIONS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, HE SAID.
IN
COUNCIL
IF MAY
THEM
LONG AS THEY REMAIN "IT THEREFORE REMAINS OUR VIEW THAT, AS GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS, SUFFICIENT CONTROLS ALREADY EXIST OVER AND THERE IS NO NEED TO SUBJECT THEM TO FURTHER CONTROLS."
/ON PARKING