TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1993
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MORE TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS IN THIRD QUARTER
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THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS RECEIVED BY THE TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS UNIT FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30 THIS YEAR INCREASED BY 21 PER CENT TO 3,713 AS COMPARED WITH 3,056 IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.
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THE INCREASE WAS MAINLY DUE TO A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS (213) AGAINST CITYBUS WHICH STARTED OPERATING 26 ROUTES ON SEPTEMBER 1 AND A RISE IN COMPLAINTS AGAINST GREEN MINIBUS SERVICES (+52 PER CENT FROM 147 TO 223 CASES) AND TAXI MALPRACTICES (+58 PER CENT FROM 676 TO 1,065 CASES).
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MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT CITYBUS WERE RELATED TO THE STANDARD AND FREQUENCY OF SERVICES.
COMMITTEE NOTED
ON TAXI MALPRACTICES, THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY THAT ABOUT 55. PER CENT OF THE PEOPLE WHO MADE A COMPLAINT TO THE UNIT INDICATED THAT THEY WERE WILLING TO TESTIFY IN COURT IF THERE WAS A CASE AGAINST THE PERSON THEY COMPLAINED ABOUT.
ALL THE COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN REFERRED TO THE POLICE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
THE COMMITTEE NOTED THAT THE POLICE HAD STEPPED UP ENFORCEMENT
INFO ACTION AGAINST UNSCRUPULOUS TAXI DRIVERS DURING THE PERIOD. MEMBERS WELCOMED THIS.
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DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW, THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER COMPLAINTS AGAINST GREEN MINIBUS SERVICES WAS LARGELY RELATED TO THE STANDARD OF SERVICE.
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MONETARY STATISTICS FOR OCTOBER 1993
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HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS WITH AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS RECORDED A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE
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STATISTICS PUBLISHED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY.
THE INCREASE WAS MAINLY DUE TO TWO FLOTATION EXERCISES THAT TOGETHER TIED UP $81.9 BILLION IN THE BANKING SYSTEM.
CONSISTENT WITH THIS. THE BROADEST HONG KONG DOLLAR MONEY SUPPLY, HK$M3, ROSE CONSIDERABLY IN OCTOBER. HONG KONG DOLLAR LOANS AND ADVANCES ALSO INCREASED DURING THE MONTH.
DEPOSITS
HONG KONG
FOLLOWING
DOLLAR DEPOSITS WITH AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS, ADJUSTED TO INCLUDE SWAP DEPOSITS, ROSE BY 11.7% IN OCTOBER A DECREASE OF 0.8% IN AUGUST AND AN INCREASE OF 0.9% IN SEPTEMBER.
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