FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1989
US
"HONG KONG IS OUR HOME. NONE OF US WANT TO LEAVE IT. ALL OF HAVE A DUTY TO HELP TO STRENGTH ITS FOUNDATION SO THAT IT IS A SAFE AND SOLID HOME FOR ALL."
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE SIX MEMBERS OF THE OMELCO DELEGATION ΤΟ LONDON ARE: THE HON MRS ROSANNA TAM, THE HON STEPHEN CHEONG, THE HON ANDREW WONG, THE HON RONALD ARCULLI, DR THE HON LEONG CHE-HUNG AND THE HON MRS ELSIR TU.
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THE FIVE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL EXPERT GROUP ON BASIC LAW THE HON MARIA TAM, THE HON JOHN SWAINE, THE HON MARTIN LEE, ANDREW WONG AND THE HON RONALD ARCULLI.
THE OMELCO PUBLIC RELATIONS ADVISER, MR ROSS CLARKE, POSTED TO THE OMELCO OFFICE IN LONDON, WHICH IS LOCATED AT ROOM THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II CONFERENCE CENTRE. WESTMINSTER, LONDON, SW1F 3EE, UNITED KINGDOM.
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SPECIFICATION FOR FARE TABLES DISPLAYED INSIDE TAXIS
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THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A BILL TO CONTROL THE DISPLAY OF FARE TABLES INSIDE TAXIS AS A FURTHER STEP TO HELP REDUCE DISPUTES BETWEEN TAXI DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS.
IN ITS EXAMINATION OF THE QUALITY OF TAXI SERVICE. THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) FOUND THAT SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST OVERCHARGING BY TAXI DRIVERS HAD ARISEN FROM PASSENGERS' IGNORANCE OF TAXI FARE SCALES.
THE TAC FELT THAT THE PROPER DISPLAY OF FARE TABLES INSIDE TAXIS WOULD HELP INFORM PASSENGERS OF THE APPROVED FARE SCALES AND THUS REDUCE DISPUTES OVER FARES.
THE EXISTING ROAD TRAFFIC (PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES} REGULATIONS REQUIRE FARE TABLES TO BE DISPLAYED BUT THERE IS NO PROVISION TO SPECIFY THEIR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION OR POSITIONING.
SOMETIMES THE DISPLAY OF THE FARE TABLES ON THE FRONT PANEL MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR BACK SEAT PASSENGERS TO READ.
/THE ROAD