THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1992
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PUBLIC VIEWS SOUGHT ON TAXI POLICY
THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) WILL LAUNCH A FOUR-MONTH A NUMBER OF MEASURES CONSULTATION
(FRIDAY) ON EXERCISE TOMORROW IDENTIFIED FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION IN ITS REVIEW OF THE TAXI POLICY.
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TAC, PARTICULAR THE PROFESSOR LEUNG CHI-KEUNG, CALLED ON THE PUBLIC, IN
VIEWS
FEBRUARY BY
28 NEXT
ON THEIR
YEAR
A TAXI TRADE, TO GIVE CONSULTATIVE PAPER WHICH COVERS THREE MAIN ASPECTS OF THE TAXI POLICY, NAMELY THE LICENSING SYSTEM, FARE POLICY AND QUALITY OF SERVICE.
GOVERNMENT
HAS
THE
PROFESSOR LEUNG STRESSED THAT NEITHER TAC NOR TAKEN A VIEW ON THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT WHICH SEEKS TO PRESENT
GROUP ON TAXI VARIOUS SUGGESTIONS PUT FORWARD TO THE TAC WORKING POLICY REVIEW.
HE SAID: "VIEWS EXPRESSED DURING THE CONSULTATION EXERCISE WILL ΤΟ BE CONSIDERED CAREFULLY BEFORE THE TAC MAKES FIRM RECOMMENDATIONS THE GOVERNMENT.
IN
"IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ANY CHANGES WE PROPOSE SHOULD BE MADE
VIEWS OF ALI THE BEST OF PUBLIC INTEREST, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PARTIES CONCERNED, PROFESSOR LEUNG SAID.
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ON THE LICENSING SYSTEM, VIEWS ARE NOW SOUGHT ON THE SUGGESTIONS:
FOLLOWING
* REPEAL
LICENCES AND ISSUE THE QUOTA ON TAXI FLEXIBLY WITHOUT A TIME FRAME;
TAXI LICENCES
ALLOW EACH TENDERER TO APPLY FOR ONE LICENCE ONLY TO PREVENT MONOPOLY OF TAXI LICENCES;
REQUIRE TENDERERS TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF ARRANGEMENTS TO DISCOURAGE SPECULATIVE BIDS;
FINANCIAL
INTRODUCE
NEW TYPES OF LICENCES
WITH RESTRICTED
VALIDITY
PERIODS AND TRANSFERABILITY;
*
ALLOW
INSTALMENT PAYMENT
LICENCE PREMIUM OWNERSHIP MORE AFFORDABLE TO TAXI DRIVERS; AND
OF A
ΤΟ
MAKF
ESTABLISH FORMAL PROCEDURES FOR THE TRANSFER.
EXECUTION OF LICENCE
ON
FARE POLICY AND STRIKTURE, THE PUBLIC ARE ASKED TO ON THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS:
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THE
EXISTING
POLICY
OF
COMMENT
A
FARF
MAINTAINING REAFFIRM DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN TAXIS AND OTHER FORMS OF TRANSPORT;
CONFIRM THE EXISTING YARDSTICK FOR ASSESSING APPLICATIONS;
FARF INCREASE
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