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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1991
OPTIONS OPEN FOR ALLOCATING NEW BUS ROUTES THROUGH TENDER
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL KEEP OPEN OPTIONS FOR OFFERING SELECTED BUS ROUTES TO THE MARKET THROUGH COMPETITIVE TENDER, THE SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, INFORMED THE (WEDNESDAY).
MR IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON LEE WING-TAT,
WOULD DEPEND LEUNG SAID THIS WAS IN LINE WITH THE CURRENT POLICY AND
PILOT SCHEME
A OF AWARDING
NEW ON THE SUCCESS OF THE
BUS ROUTE BETWEEN CENTRAL AND MACDONNELL ROAD THROUGH COMPETITIVE OPEN TENDER.
THE PILOT SCHEME IS AIMED AT PROMOTING EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY AND TO GIVE COMMUTERS A WIDER CHOICE.
WOULD MR LEUNG POINTED OUT THAT THE PROFIT CONTROL SCHEME
NOT
THAT MIGHT BE APPLIED TO FUTURE BUS ROUTES
BE TENDERED OUT ON A ROUTE COMPETITIVE BASIS, AS IN THE CASE OF THE BUS
RECENTLY AWARDED
TO CITYBUS LIMITED.
ROUTES ON THE ALLOCATION OF NEW
TO
LEUNG OPERATORS, MR.
SAID THIS WAS DONE ROLLED-FORWARD FIVE-YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLANS.
EXISTING FRANCHISED
THE THROUGH
BUS ANNUALLY
INTO ACCOUNT
THE
EXTENT FINANCIALLY
FACTORS OF
"THESE PLANS ARE FINALISED AFTER TAKING
NEEDS, ECONOMIES OF INCLUDING DISTRICT
OF SCALE, CROSS SUBSIDISATION NEEDED TO KEEP SOCIALLY DESIRABLE BUT
ROUTES, AND NOT-VIABLE
INTEGRATION WITH OTHER MODES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT," HE SAID.
INCLUDING
THE
A
APPROVAL EACH
MR LEUNG SAID ALL FOUR FRANCHISED BUS COMPANIES NEW LANTAO BUS COMPANY AND CITYBUS LIMITED WERE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT FIVE-YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR GOVERNMENT SCRUTINY AND YEAR.
"AS IS THE CURRENT PRACTICE, THESE PLANS WOULD BE
BEFORE THEY RELEVANT DISTRICT BOARD FOR DISCUSSION HE ADDED.
ARE
PUT ΤΟ THE FINALISED,"
T:
SCHEME OF CONTROL AGREEMENT FOR CHINA LIGHT
THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS APPROVED IN PRINCIPLE THE TERMS UNDER WHICH THE SCHEME OF CONTROL AGREEMENT (SCA) FOR CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO. LTD, EXXON ENERGY LTD AND THEIR GENERATING COMPANIES (THE COMPANIES) MAY BE EXTENDED FOR A FURTHER 15 YEARS, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ELIZABETH BOSHER, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE MRS BOSHER SAID THE CURRENT SCA BETWEEN THE COMPANIES WOULD EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1993.
HON LAU CHIN-SHEK, GOVERNMENT AND
THE
/SHE SAID