WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1992
ON THE DRAFT
CIVIC
YOUNG
THEIR
YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, MR SUEN SAID
CHARTER "HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED ΤΟ PROMOTE YOUTH'S KNOWLEDGE AND PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS ΤΟ AFFORD PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN DECISIONS WHICH AFFECT LIVES.
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"OUR COMMUNITY BUILDING STRATEGY AIMS TO PROMOTE AMONG PEOPLE A SENSE OF BELONGING AND MUTUAL CARE, HE SAID.
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TURNING TO VOTING AGE, MR SUEN SAID THE MATTER WAS BEING EXAMINED BY THE GOVERNMENT. HE ASSURED MEMBERS THAT THE VIEWS THEY
EXPRESSED HAD
IN THAT REGARD WOULD BE GIVEN FULL
BY WEIGHT
THE
ADMINISTRATION.
DRAFT CHARTER THE BEST TO
IN CONCLUSION, MR SUEN ONCE AGAIN TURNED TO THE
CONSIDER AND SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD VERY CAREFULLY MEANS BY WHICH IT COULD FURTHER AFFIRM ITS SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.
GOVT WELCOMES VIEWS ON LRT IMPROVEMENTS
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION (KCRC) WOULD TAKE THE CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT) SERVICES FULLY INTO ACCOUNT IN PLANNING FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SYSTEM, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
WINDING UP AN ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON LRT SERVICES, MR LEUNG SAID THE KCRC HAD ALREADY ESTABLISHED A GOOD TRACK RECORD IN DELIVERING A SAFE, RELIABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE SERVICE.
SINCE COMMISSIONING IN 1988, THE LRT HAD CARRIED A TOTAL OF 277 MILLION PASSENGERS OVER 18 MILLION KILOMETRES UP TO THE END OF LAST YEAR.
THE DAILY PATRONAGE HAD GROWN FROM 180,000 TO 262,000 AND WAS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 300,000 IN 1993.
"ITS INCREASING POPULARITY HAS BROUGHT ABOUT PEAK HOUR CONGESTION, PARTICULARLY ALONG YUEN LONG MAIN ROAD, HE SAID.
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MR LEUNG SAID THE CORPORATION HAD TAKEN MEASURES TO RELIEVE CONGESTION, PARTICULARLY DURING THE PEAK PERIODS, AND ΤΟ IMPROVE
PASSENGER SAFETY,
THESE INCLUDED EXTENDING A SUPPLEMENTARY BUS ROUTE A59 TO LEUNG KING AREA; ADDING ANOTHER SUPPLEMENTARY ROUTE A58 BETWEEN KIN SANG AND FERRY PIER IN JANUARY; FLEXIBLE DEPLOYMENT OF FIVE COUPLED LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES TO MEET PASSENGER DEMANDS AND PROVIDING PLATFORM ASSISTANTS AT BUSY PLATFORMS DURING THE MORNING PEAK TO SPEED UP BOARDING AND ALIGHTING.
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