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SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1988
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REGARDING GREEN MINIBUS SERVICES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID COMPLAINTS WERE MISCONDUCT OF DRIVERS, ERRATIC SERVICES, NOT ADHERING TO APPROVED SCHEDULE AND INADEQUATE FREQUENCIES.
"COMPLAINTS ABOUT TAXI SERVICE RECEIVED BY TCU IN THE QUARTER TOTALLED 334 CASES AS COMPARED WITH 287 CASES RECORDED IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER, A RISE OF 16 PER CENT.
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"AS IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER, MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT SERVICE WERE CONCERNED WITH MALPRACTICES AND MISCONDUCT OF DRIVERS, NAMELY TAXI DRIVERS REFUSING HIRE OR SOLICITING PASSENGERS, NOT TAKING THE MOST DIRECT ROUTEING, FAILING TO DRIVE TO DESTINATIONS AND OVERCHARGING, HE SAID.
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"AS FOR RAIL TRANSPORT, 37 COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED RELATED TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY, MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY AND HONG KONG TRAMWAYS. THE LEVEL OF COMPLAINT REMAINED QUITE STEADY COMPARED TO THE 41 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN THE LAST QUARTER," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"COMPLAINTS CONCERNING ROUTES OPERATED BY THE HONG KONG YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY TOTALLED 11 CASES IN THE QUARTER UNDER REVIEW WHILE ONE COMPLAINT WAS LODGED AGAINST THE STAR FERRY COMPANY LTD. THE MAIN AREAS OF COMPLAINT WERE REGULARITY OF SERVICE AND PASSENGER FACILITIES, HE SAID.
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COMPLAINTS ABOUT ROAD CONGESTION TOTALLED 256 CASES. AMONG THEM 63 CASES WERE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 130 CASES IN KOWLOON, 48 CASES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND 15 CASES IN TUNNEL AREAS.
"FACTORS WHICH WERE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ROAD CONGESTION INCLUDED LOADING AND UNLOADING ACTIVITIES AT KERBSIDE, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING MATTERS, INADEQUATE ROAD CAPACITY AND ROAD WORKS,
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"OF ALL CASES CONCERNING VEHICLE OBSTRUCTION CAUSING CONGESTION, 20 CASES OR 34 PER CENT AND 19 CASES OR 32 PER CENT WERE DIRECTED AT LORRIES AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES RESPECTIVELY," HE ADDED.
COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES ROSE FROM 86 то 121. THE MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN WERE TRAFFIC LIGHT PHASING AND TRAFFIC LANE ARRANGEMENT AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE MAINTENANCE OF ROADS AND ROAD SIGNS HAD DROPPED FROM 166 CASES IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER TO 131 THIS QUARTER.
"THE MAJOR AREAS OF COMPLAINT WERE DEFECTIVE ROAD SURFACES, MALFUNCTIONED TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND DAMAGED TRAFFIC SIGNS, SPOKESMAN SAID.
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"TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT CASES ROSE FROM LAST QUARTER'S 213 CASES TO 247 CASES THIS QUARTER. THEY WERE MAINLY RELATED TO REQUESTS FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL PARKING, ABANDONED OTHER TRAFFIC OFFENCES," HE ADDED.
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