28
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 13, 1989
BUS FARE STRUCTURE FOR SOUTHERN DISTRICT REVIEWED
* * *
+
SAID THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE:
* A SIMPLIFICATION OF CMB'S FARE
EXISTING EIGHT ROUTE GROUPS INTO FIVE; AND
FARE
THE GOVERNMENT'S REVIEW OF THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY'S
MADE TWO MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS, STRUCTURE FOR SOUTHERN DISTRICT HAD
SAID IN THE LEUNG, THE
MICHAEL HON THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON SO CHAU YIM-PING, MR
LEUNG
STRUCTURE BY COMBINING THE
* A PROGRESSIVE NARROWING DOWN OF THE DISPARITIES IN FARES
ROUTES AND NON-SOUTHERN EXISTING BETWEEN SOUTHERN SAME JOURNEY DISTANCE.
NOW
OF THE
MR LEUNG SAID THE REVIEW WOULD BE DISCUSSED WITH THE
AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THAT CMB WOULD BE CONSULTED.
BOARDS DISTRICT
TRANSPORT CONCERNED
AGREED, "IF
THESE RECOMMENDATIONS
WILL
IN BE IMPLEMENTED
IN ROUTES
FUTURE FARE
STAGES THROUGH A LOWER INCREASE FOR SOUTHERN REVISIONS, AND RATIONALISATION OF LOSS-INCURRING ROUTES," HE SAID.
THAT
THE
OBJECTIVES
то WERE
REDUCE MR LEUNG ADDED
THAT CROSS-SUBSIDISATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT ROUTE GROUPS AND TO ENSURE
ABERDEEN WOULD THE INTERNAL ROUTES IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT WHICH SERVED
JOURNEY NOT BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN NORTH SHORE ROUTES FOR A SIMILAR DISTANCE.
ANNUAL ESTIMATE CONTROLS FUNDS FOR MINOR PROJECTS
* * * *
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS AVAILABLE CARRYING OUT MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS 18 CONTROLLED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
TO DISTRICT OFFICES FOR PROJECTS AND COMMUNITY
AN ANNUAL ESTIMATE EXERCISE,
HON
TSAO.
TOLD
THE
PETER
THE
WHO WANTED TO KNOW THE
OFFICES FOR THOSE PROJECTS AND WHETHER ENSURE THAT THOSE DISTRICTS WHICH PROJECTS WERE PROVIDED WITH MORE FUNDS.
MR TSAO WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM
CRITERIA FOR ALLOCATING REVIEW A
THE HON
ROSANNA
TAM
FUNDS WOULD
TO DISTRICT
BE
MADE TO
HAD
MORE URGENT NEEDS
FOR SUCH
/MR TSAO
Page 30Page 31