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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1989
INSTANCE, "FOR
THERE ARE SEVERAL KINDS OF REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR DISABLED PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN.
TRAINING CENTRES,
SPECIAL
"THESE INCLUDE EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILD CARD CENTRES AND INTEGRATED PROGRAMMES IN CHILD CARE CENTRES.
FE
FOR
ΤΟ
THERE EMPLOYMENT
ARE FOR
THE MILDLY
MODERATELY HANDICAPPED, HOME-BASED TRAINING AND SHELTERED WORKSHOP TO PROVIDE THEM," HE SAID.
MR KWOK ALSO
THE COMMENDED
COMMUNITY OF ORGANISED A SERIES OF PROGRAMMES RECENTLY TO AROUSE OF THE POTENTIALS OF THE DISABLED,
TONG, ICWUN
WHICH PUBLIC AWARENESS
:
TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS INCREASE BY SIX PER CENT
DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1989-90, COVERING THE PERIOD FROM OF JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1989, THE TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS UNIT (TCU) THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 2,916 COMPLAINTS, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF SIX PER CENT COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TCU SAID TODAY (SATURDAY 1 THAT THE COMPLAINTS WERE RELATED MAINLY TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, ROAD MAINTENANCE AND ENFORCEMENT.
AS REGARDS THE ADEQUACY OF FRANCHISED BUS SERVICE. THERE A TOTAL OF 212 COMPLAINTS COVERING HONG KONG ISLAND. KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES. COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS QUARTER. THERE WAS DECREASE OF 11 CASES OR 5 PER CENT.
A
TOTAL
ON THE STANDARD OF FRANCHISED BUS SERVICE, THERE WERE OF 506 COMPLAINTS, A DECREASE OF 3 PER CENT COMPARED WITH 519 IN THE
INDIVIDUALLY TAKEN PREVIOUS QUARTER. THESE COMPLAINTS WERE THE BUS COMPANIES CONCERNED.
UP WITH
BY 38 THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST TAXI SERVICE INCREASED
539 CASES BUT A PER CENT FROM 390 CASES IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER TO DECREASE OF 10 PER CENT WAS NOTED WHEN
WITH 601 CASES IN THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR.
COMPARED
THE NUMBERS OF COMPLAINTS RELATED TO RAIL TRANSPORT SERVICES AND AND FERRY SERVICES ROSE FROM LAST QUARTER'S 58 CASES TO 92 CASES, FROM 25 CASES TO 31 CASES RESPECTIVELY. THE MAJN AREAS OF COMPLAINT INCLUDE INADEQUATE FREQUENCY, STAFF CONDUCT AND PERFORMANCE, AND PASSENGER SERVICES AND FACILITIES.
/THE SPOKESMAN