WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 15,
1989
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DEDICATED LINE NOT MANDATORY FOR FAX MACHINE
COMPANY
A
ASSURANCES WILL BE SOUGHT FROM THE HONG KONG TELEPHONE THAT IT WILL TAKE ACTION TO ENSURE THAT SUBSCRIBERS UNDERSTAND THAT
A FACSIMILE MACHINE, DEDICATED TELEPHONE LINE IS NOT MANDATORY FOR
IN THE THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON ANSON CHAN, SAID LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
ΤΟ
MRS CHAN REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM DR THE HON HENRIETTA IP, SAID THERE WAS NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR A DEDICATED TELEPHONE LINE BE USED FOR A FACSIMILE MACHINE, NOR WAS THIS A REQUIREMENT UNDER TELEPHONE COMPANY'S OWN CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.
THE
PUBLIC OF WHETHER A
"THE GOVERNMENT HAS UP TO NOW RECEIVED NO COMPLAINTS OR COMMENT INDICATING MISUNDERSTANDINGS ON THE QUESTION DEDICATED TELEPHONE LINE IS REQUIRED FOR FACSIMILE MACHINES.
"I AM GRATEFUL THEREFORE TO DR IP FOR BRINGING THIS MY ATTENTION, SHE SAID.
MATTER TO
WRONG
DR IP HAD SAID SOME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE UNDER THE
APPLY FOR A DEDICATED IMPRESSION THAT IT WAS MANDATORY FOR THEM TO LINE FOR A FACSIMILE MACHINE.
TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR TIN SHUI WAI RESIDENTS
BUS
KIU
NEW
THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION IS PLANNING TO RUN SERVICES FROM TIN SHUI WAJ NEW TOWN TO YUEN LONG AND HUNG SHUI BEFORE THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT LRT SYSTEM IS EXTENDED ΤΟ THE TOWN, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON
LEUNG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY WEDNESDAY).
MICHAEL
THE HON ΤΑΙ CHIN-WAH, PASSENGERS
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM MR LEUNG SAID THAT IN YUEN LONG AND HUNG SHUI KIU THE COULD CHANGE TO OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORT.
HE SAID THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY WOULD ALSO OPERATE FOUR NEW EXTERNAL BUS ROUTES FROM TIN SHUI WAI TO TSUEN WAN AND SIIAM SHUI PO WHERE PASSENGERS COULD CHANGE TO THE MTR OR ΤΟ BUSES FOR OTHER DESTINATIONS.
INTRODUCED.
HE ADDED THAT GREEN MINIBUS SERVICES WOULD ALSO BE
"ALL THESE SERVICES ARE PLANNED TO TIE IN WITH THE POPULATION INTAKE AND WILL BE EXPANDED AND IMPROVED AS PASSENGER INCREASES, HE SAID.
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DEMAND
/MR LEUNG
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