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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1993
MEMBERS NOTED THAT THE SPECIAL MORNING PEAK SERVICES TO CENTRAL AND SOUTH KOWLOON INTRODUCED IN MID-1991 AND SUBSEQUENT EXPANSION OF SERVICES TO TSUEN WAN, KWAI TSING AND TAI РО LAST YEAR HAD HELPED RELIEVE THE MTR CONGESTION ALONG THE NATHAN ROAD CORRIDOR DURING THE SUMMER.
THEY ASKED THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TO CLOSELY MONITOR THESE SERVICES. THEY ALSO ASKED KMB TO STRENGTHEN ITS SERVICE IF NECESSARY.
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ON AIR-CONDITIONED BUS SERVICES, KMB PROPOSES TO EXPAND FLEET FROM 510 LAST YEAR TO 732 IN 1997 WHILE THE NUMBER OF NON-AIR- CONDITIONED BUSES WILL INCREASE FROM 2,623 TO 2,830.
KMB'S DEPOT PROGRAMME, PATRONAGE FORECAST AND ITS FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR
FIVE YEARS WERE ALSO TABLED FOR CONSIDERATION.
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MEMBERS WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE TRAVEL CHARACTERISTICS SURVEY 1992 WHICH COLLECTED UP-TO-DATE DATA FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FOR FUTURE TRANSPORT PLANNING STUDIES.
MEMBERS NOTED THAT THE NUMBER OF LICENSED CARS HAD DOUBLED SINCE 1973 BUT THE PERCENTAGE OF CAR-OWNING HOUSEHOLDS HAD REMAINED THE SAME AT 13 PER CENT FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS.
THE TRIPS MADE IN AN AVERAGE WEEKDAY LAST YEAR WAS 10,300,000, ALMOST DOUBLED THE NUMBER MADE IN 1973 AND 25 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN 1981. SUCH INCREASE WAS DUE ΤΟ CHANGES IN AGE STRUCTURE AND IN LAND USE, INCREASED WEALTH, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF BETTER TRANSPORT FACILITIES.
ON TAXI POLICY REVIEW, MEMBERS WERE TOLD THAT UP TO FEBRUARY 2, A TOTAL OF 84 WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS AND 277 TELEPHONE CALLS HAD BEEN RECEIVED SINCE THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION BEGAN ON OCTOBER 30.
TAC MEMBERS HAD ATTENDED 28 MEETINGS, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, RADIO INTERVIEWS AND TV PROGRAMMES INCLUDING 16 MEETINGS WITH THE DISTRICT BOARDS DURING THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION.
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A FURTHER MEETING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CONSULTATION
A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE VIEWS RECEIVED IN THE CONSULTATION WILL BE AVAILABLE IN APRIL OR MAY
MEMBERS ALSO DISCUSSED THE TRANSPORT COMPLAINT UNIT QUARTERLY REPORT NO. 3 FOR THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1992.
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