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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1988
WHILE SUCH INCIDENTS HAVE SHOCKED THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, LADY WILSON SAID: "WE MUST NOT WAIT FOR THESE TRAGEDIES.'
"THIS FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE IS AN EXCELLENT STEP IN THE DIRECTION TO HELP AVOID THESE SITUATIONS, SHE SAID,
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1 HOPE ALSO THAT PARENTS WILL BE HELPED TO BECOME MORE AWARE THESE DANGERS AND PERHAPS THIS WILL ENCOURAGE MUTUAL, CARE ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN FAMILIES, SO THAT PARTICULARLY YOUNG CHILDREN WILL NEVER BE LEFT ALONE, SHE SAID.
EXCO APPROVES KMB FARE INCREASE
THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS APPROVED AN APPLICATION BY THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY (KMB) FOR A FARE INCREASE TO TAKE EFFECT ON JANUARY 29 NEXT YEAR.
UNDER THE NEW FARE SCALE, 90 PER CENT OF KMB PASSENGERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20 CENTS TO 30 CENTS AND NINE PER CENT AN ADDITIONAL 40 CENTS TO 60 CENTS.
THE REMAINING ONE PER CENT, MOSTLY ON LONG-DISTANCE EXPRESS ROUTES AND AIR-CONDITIONED COACH SERVICES, WILL PAY AN CENTS TO $1.
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FOR CROSS HARBOUR BUS SERVICES WHICH ARE JOINTLY OPERATED THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY (CMB), FULL FARES ON MOST SERVICES WILL INCREASE FROM $2.80 TO $3 AND THE "AFTER TUNNEL" SECTION FROM $1.20 TO $1.50.
IN APPROVING THE FARE RISE, THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS EXAMINED KMD'S FINANCIAL POSITION, INCLUDING INFLATION SINCE FEBRUARY LAST YEAR WHEN KMB'S FARES WERE LAST REVISED, RISES IN OPERATING COSTS PARTICULARLY WAGES AND SPARES, AND ADDITIONAL COSTS ARISING FROM IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICE LEVELS.
THE CONCERN EXPRESSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AÐ HOC GROUP
ON THE KMB FARE INCREASE WAS ALSO NOTED.
EXPLANATIONS FOR THE FARE INCREASE WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE AD HỌC GROUP BY THE ADMINISTRATION AT A MEETING ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 16).
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