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FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1989
KCRC TO PROVIDE FIVE-YEAR PROGRAMME ON LRT OPERATION
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1989, REQUIRING THE CORPORATION TO SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT INFORMATION ESSENTIAL TO THE OVERALL CO-ORDINATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES WITHIN THE NORTH-WEST TRANSIT SERVICE AREA (NWTSA) SERVING TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG.
THE NWTSA IS SERVICED BY THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM (LRT) AND ITS FEEDER BUSES OPERATED BY THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION (KCRC) AND OTHER FRANCHISED BUSES, FERRIES AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES.
EFFECT FROM 1989, YEAR, A PROGRAMME
THE NEW REGULATIONS REQUIRE THE KCRC, WITH TO SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, EACH OF THE OPERATIONS OF ITS RAIL AND BUS SERVICES WITHIN THE NWTSA FOR THE FOLLOWING FIVE YEARS.
AT PRESENT, FIVE-YEAR PROGRAMMES BEING SUBMITTED ANNUALLY TO THE COMMISSIONER FERRY OPERATORS WHILE ROUTEINGS OF DETERMINED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.
ON
GREEN
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT BY FRANCHISED BUS AND MINIBUS SERVICES ARE
ARE
THE CORPORATION HAS
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HOWEVER, UNDER THE KCRC ORDINANCE, AUTHORITY OVER ROUTEING, FREQUENCY AND FARES OF BOTH ITS RAIL AND BUS SERVICES WITHIN THE NWTSA AND INFORMATION OF FUTURE OPERATION IS NOW SUPPLIED BY THE CORPORATION TO THE COMMISSIONER ON AN INFORMAL AND VOLUNTARY BASIS.
TO ENABLE THE COMMISSIONER TO BETTER PROVISION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES WITHIN THE AREA, IT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE IT MANDATORY FOR KCRC COMMISSIONER WITH THE RELEVANT INFORMATION.
CO-ORDINATE THE TRANSIT SERVICE то PROVIDE THE
THE PROGRAMME OF OPERATIONS ΤΟ BE SUBMITTED BY KCRC WILL INCLUDE ROUTE DEVELOPMENT AS TO THE DETAILS ON ROUTES TO BE OPERATED, FREQUENCY OF SERVICES AND VEHICLE ALLOCATION TO EACH ROUTE.
ALSO CONTAINED IN THE PROGRAMME WILL BE ESTIMATES OF THE TYPES AND OVERALL NUMBERS OF LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES AND BUSES REQUIRED FOR DAILY SERVICES ΤΟ MEET THE ROUTE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, WITH REASONABLE ALLOWANCE FOR CONTINGENCY AND VEHICULAR BREAK-DOWNS.
MOREOVER, THE CORPORATION HAS TO INFORM THE COMMISSIONER OF ANY CHANGES TO THE PROGRAMME OF OPERATIONS AT LEAST ONE MONTH IN ADVANCE. IN EMERGENCIES, IMMEDIATE SUBMISSION OF NOTIFICATION AND EXPLANATION IS REQUIRED.
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