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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1994
**MTRC BELIEVES THAT THE VERY SLIGHT DECLINE IN THE LEVEL OF SERVICE IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO LONGER EMBARKATION AND DISEMBARKATION TIME DURING RUSH HOURS RATHER THAN ANY TECHNICAL OR ENGINEERING HE SAID.
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RECORDS ALSO SHOWED THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN INCREASE IN THE USE OF PASSENGERS ALARMS ON THE TSUEN WAN LINE DURING THE PAST THREE WINTER MONTHS, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO SOME DELAY IN TRAIN MOVEMENTS, ADDED.
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NO PLANS TO INTRODUCE ELECTRONIC NEWSPAPERS
THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO PLANS TO INTRODUCE ELECTRONIC NEWSPAPERS BUT WOULD BE HAPPY TO SEE THEIR INTRODUCTION BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SUEN, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON.
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CONRAD LAM KUI- SING, MR SUEN SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS FULLY COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING A FREE AND ACTIVE PRESS IN THE TERRITORY.
THE GOVERNMENT, HE ADDED, ALSO SUBSCRIBED TO THE CONCEPTS OF FREE MARKET IN SERVICES AND AN OPEN SOCIETY.
"AS SUCH, THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE INTRODUCTION OF NBW FORMS OF MEDIA, HE SAID.
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GUIDELINES ON DISPLAY OF BANNERS ON GOVT LAND
UNDER EXISTING GUIDELINES, DISTRICT LANDS OFFICERS ONLY APPROVE NON-COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING INVOLVING THE DISPLAY OF BANNERS AND POSTERS ON GOVERNMENT LAND FOR SPECIAL EVENTS.
THE MAIN CRITERION FOR APPROVAL IS WHETHER THE EVENT ΤΟ BB PUBLICISED IS NON-COMMERCIAL AND OF INTEREST TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LANDS, MR
TONY EASON, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON EMILY LAU IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
FACTORS SUCH AS POSSIBLE OBSTRUCTION TO THE PUBLIC AND TRAFFIC SAFETY WERE ALSO TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, MR EASON SAID. ADDING THAT APPLICATIONS WHICH WERE NOT RELATED TO A PARTICULAR EVENT WERE NORMALLY NOT ACCEPTED.
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