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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1991
"IF
EXISTING
IS PRODUCTIVITY
NOT IMPROVED TO FRANCHISED COMPANIES MAY HAVE INCREASING GAINING PUBLIC
RISES ACCEPTANCE OF THE FUTURE FARE SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS, HE SAID.
MINIMISE COSTS,
DIFFICULTIES
NECESSARY
THE
IN
FOR
THE
то KEY
"WE BELIEVE THAT
IN SUSTAINED IMPROVEMENTS
FROM PRODUCTIVITY AND SERVICE PERFORMANCE LIES IN HEALTHY COMPETITION
THE DAILY OUTSIDE, RATHER THAN TIGHTER GOVERNMENT CONTROL OVER MANAGEMENT OF THE FRANCHISED BUS COMPANIES," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
TENDERING OUT OF BUS ROUTES
BE
THE PROPOSED
WILL INITIALLY GEARED TOWARDS PROMOTING HIGH QUALITY SERVICES FOR COMMUTERS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE USE TAXIS OR PRIVATE CARS,
THEY COULD
"AS AN ATTRACTIVE ALTERNATIVE FOR SOME COMMUTERS, HELP ALLEVIATE ROAD CONGESTION, TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL ROAD-USERS.
SERVICES WHITE
BUS PASSENGERS WILLING TO PAY MORE FOR BETTER "THOSE WILL BE GIVEN A WIDER CHOICE, AN OBJECTIVE STRESSED IN THE 1990 PAPER ON TRANSPORT POLICY," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
FRANCHISED TENDERED
IN 1990, CITYBUS LIMITED APPLIED TO OPERATE, UNDER FRANCHISE, A
THE BUS SERVICE BETWEEN
ROAD. CENTRAL AND MACDONNELL SERVICE SOUGHT BY CITYBUS WILL BE THE FIRST BUS ROUTE TO BE OUT.
TO
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THIS BUS ROUTE IS EXPECTED TO BE OFFERED THE MARKET IN MAY
AND THIS YEAR. THE TERMS OF
OTHER FRANCHISE RELEVANT INFORMATION WILL BE SPECIFIED IN THE TENDER INVITATIONS TO BE ISSUED IN DUE COURSE.
HE STRESSED THAT THE PRESENT POLICY OF REGULATING BUS BY FRANCHISES WILL REMAIN GENERALLY UNCHANGED.
"THE
HELD BY
SERVICES
OVER
OF
SUCH
RIGHTS OPERATING
INCUMBENT FRANCHISEES
MODES CHEAPER FXISTING FRANCHISED ROUTES WILL NOT BE AFFECTED. TRANSPORT WILL
PREFER CONTINUE TO BE MAINTAINED FOR THOSE WHO SERVICES.
"
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IMPORTANCE OF CAI TECHNOLOGY STRESSED
宰
THE
SYSTEM,
A
CONTROL, AUTOMATION AND INSTRUMENTATION (CAI) TECHNOLOGY APPLIED IN A WIDE RANGE OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES, HELPED OPTIMISE THE OPERATION OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND IMPROVE SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY, ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES, MR MIAO CHI.
IN AN OPENING ADDRESS TO THE CAI SYMPOSIUM '91 ORGANISED BY THE HONG
HAD KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, MR MIAO SAID THE TECHNOLOGY PLAYED AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE IN ALL, FIELDS ASSOCIATED OUR LIVELIHOOD,
WITH
/ITS APPLICATION