TURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1991
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TAC DISCUSSED CMB'S FIVE-YEAR PLAN
THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS TODAY (TUESDAY) BRIEFED ON THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY'S 1991-1995 FORWARD PLANNING PROGRAMME (FPP), THE VIEWS OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS ON THE 1991-92 ROUTE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AND THE ADMINISTRATION'S ASSESSMENT OF THE FPP.
MEMBERS NOTED THAT IN THE ROUTE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (RDP), THE CMB PROPOSED EIGHT NEW ROUTES, 22 ITEMS OF FREQUENCY IMPROVEMENT, CONVERSION TO AIR-CONDITIONED BUSES ON 12 ROUTES, A NUMBER OF FREQUENCY REDUCTIONS AND ROUTING CHANGES, AND THE WITHDRAWAL OF ONE ROUTE.
APART FROM IMPROVEMENTS TO CROSS-HARBOUR SERVICES, THE NEW ROUTES AND SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS WERE PROPOSED MAINLY TO МВВТ ANTICIPATED GROWTH IN DEMAND FROM NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS AT SHAU KEI WAN BAST, KELLET BAY AND AP LEI CHAU.
THE PROPOSED WIDER USE OF AIR-CONDITIONED
TO MEET DEMAND FOR HIGHER QUALITY SERVICE.
BUSES WAS DESIGNED
MEMBERS WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE MORE AIR-CONDITIONED
FOR THE CROSS-HARBOUR ROUTES.
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THE COMMITTEE LEARNED THAT THE SOUTHERN, BASTERN AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARDS WERE PARTICULARLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROPOSALS TO ENHANCE SERVICES FOR THEIR DISTRICTS.
SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS STRESSED THAT THE FARES FOR THE PROPOSED AIR-CONDITIONED SERVICES SHOULD NOT BE SET TOO HIGH AND THAT PARALLEL NO-AIR-CONDITIONED BUS SERVICES SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, GIVING PASSENGERS CHOICE.
THE BOARDS HAD ALSO MADE A NUMBER OF SUGGESTIONS ON ROUTE DEVELOPMENT.
TAKING THE BOARD MEMBERS' VIEWS INTO CONSIDERATION, THE CMB HAD ACCEPTED THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S SUGGESTIONS ΤΟ MODIFY A NUMBER OF SERVICE PROPOSALS TO GIVE A MORE EVEN SPREAD OP AIR-CONDITIONED SERVICES BETWEEN DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS A MORE BALANCED PROGRAMME FOR MEETING CHANGES IN POPULATION DISTRIBUTION DEMAND.
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THE TAC WAS ASSURED THAT THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WOULD TAKR NOTE ON DISTRICT BOARDS' VIEWS WHEN GUIDING THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE CMB'S AIR-CONDITIONED SERVICES.
DUE REGARD WOULD BE GIVEN TO PASSENGER PREFERENCE AND THE TO MAINTAIN A REASONABLE CHOICE FOR COMMUTERS WHO MIGHT NOT BE TO AFFORD THE HIGHER FARES CHARGED FOR AIR-CONDITIONED SERVICES.
ASSUMING FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CURRENT FPP, PROPORTION OF AIR-CONDITIONED VEHICLES IN CMB'S FLEET WOULD GRADUALLY FROM 1.5 PER CENT IN 1990 TO ABOUT 25 PER CENT IN 1995.
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