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WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1989
MR JACOBS ALSO TOLD MEMBERS THAT A FURTHER ORDER OF 54 CARS, TO WITH BE DELIVERED DURING THE NEXT 18 MONTHS, HAD BEEN PLACED TO COFE THE GROWING DEMAND FROM PASSENGERS.
A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR
LAU TO ACCOMPANYING
IN ADDITION, WORK BEGAN LAST MONTH ON REDEVELOPMENT OF THE WORKSHOP AND DEPOT FACILITIES AT HO TUNG
FLEET
THE AND CATER FOR THE EXPANSION MAINTENANCE WORK.
OF THE
TRAIN
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY ALSO POINTED OUT THAT ON THE RAILWAY CONTINUED TO GROW DURING THE YEAR.
FREIGHT TRAFFIC
CENT, THIS WAS MORE OUTBOUND MORE PROFITABLE
"WHILE IN-BOUND CARGO DROPPED BY 10 PER
PER CENT
OFFSET BY A 30 TRAFFIC, HE SAID.
GROWTH
IN
THE
KOWLOON-CANTON
STRENGTH TO STRENGTH QUALITY TRANSPORT
IN CONCLUDING, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY SAID THE RAILWAY CORPORATION HAD CONTINUED TO MOVE FROM AND HAD DEMONSTRATED ITS SUCCESS IN PROVIDING HIGH SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.
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APPROPRIATION BILL 1989 GIVEN SECOND READING
* *
THE APPROPRIATION BILL 1989 WAS GIVEN A SECOND READING LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN THE
OUTLINE OF IN ADDITION, A RESOLUTION THAT AN AMENDMENT TO THE
VICTIMS ASSISTANCE THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
SCHEME UNDER THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
(ASSISTANCE FUND) ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
COUNCIL.
VICTIMS
TABLED.
THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT
1988 WAS
MAY THE NEXT MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL BE ON (WEDNESDAY).
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