THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1988
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RENT PERMITTED
FROM MARKET RENT BY
"WE PROPOSE AT THIS TIME TO INCREASE THE THE PRESENT 65 PER CENT TO 76 PER CENT OF PREVAILING INCREASING THE FACTOR FROM 35 TO 39," HE SAID.
OR $229 PER MONTH APPROVED IN THE 1987
"THIS IS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 17 PER CENT
MONTH COMPARED WITH 17 PER CENT OR $190 PER REVIEW. CLAUSE 2 OF THE BILL IMPLEMENTS THIS CHANGE.
MR
SAID BARNES
THE
REMAINING
TECHNICAL IN NATURE.
AMENDMENTS
+
WERE MINOR AND
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
MEASURES TO CURB TAXI MALPRACTICE * * * *
MOST THE
EFFECTIVE
MEASURE
IN DEALING WITH
MICHAEL
TAXI DRIVERS TO THE POLICE, THE TOLD LEUNG,
THE HON
REFUSING HIRE WAS FOR THE AGGRIEVED PARTY TO REPORT THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).
MR LEUNG SAID IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON PEGGY LAM,
MALPRACTICE, THAT TO HELP THE PUBLIC TO LODGE COMPLAINTS AGAINST TAXI
YEAR WHEREBY STATEMENTS A NEW PROCEDURE WAS INTRODUCED EARLIER THIS WERE TAKEN AT A PLACE CONVENIENT TO COMPLAINANTS.
THIS RESULTED IN 538 COMPLAINTS BEING RECEIVED BY THE POLICE IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR COMPARED WITH 292 AND 209 CASES 1986 AND 1987 RESPECTIVELY.
IN
BY EXAMINED BEING
OR WEARING
THE OF
THE
DISPLAY PUBLIC
OF SERVICE
HE SAID THAT OTHER DETERRENT MEASURES
REQUIRING INCLUDED
THE SUSPENSION
GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION BADGES, MANDATORY VEHICLE LICENCE OF PERSISTENT OFFENDERS AND RETESTING.
HE POINTED OUT THAT GOVERNMENT ACTION THROUGH OTHER DETERRENT MEASURES MUST BE SUPPORTED BY FULL THE TRADE IN THE FORM OF BETTER SELF-DISCIPLINE.
"ON
THIS ASPECT,
LEGISLATION AND FROM CO-OPERATION
POSITIVELY ΤΟ MEASURES
THE TRADE HAS RESPONDED GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC CONCERN AND IS NOW CONSIDERING VARIOUS TO REDUCE MALPRACTICES WITHIN THE TRADE," HE ADDED.
COMMITTEE ADVISORY THE TRANSPORT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TRADE SHORTLY TO DISCUSS THIS EXCHANGE VIEWS, HE SAID.
WOULD
ALSO PROBLEM AND
MEET ΤΟ
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