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TUESDAY MARCH 22,
1994
FEWER TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS IN LAST QUARTER OF 1993
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THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS RECEIVED BY THE TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS UNIT (TCU) FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 1993 TO DECEMBER 31, 1993 DROPPED BY 7.4 PER CENT TO 3,437 AS COMPARED WITH 3,713 IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.
DURING THE PERIOD, THE MAJOR AREAS OF COMPLAINTS WERE RELATED TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT (61 PER CENT), ENFORCEMENT (18 PER CENT) AND ROAD TRAFFIC CONDITIONS (15 PER CENT).
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THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST PUBLIC TRANSPORT DECREASED NINE PER CENT TO 2,096 CASES WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.
THIS WAS ATTRIBUTABLE MAINLY TO FEWER COMPLAINTS AGAINST CHINA MOTOR BUS SERVICES (-26.6 PER CENT FROM 252 ΤΟ 185 CASES); TAXI MALPRACTICES (-15.7 PER CENT FROM 1,065 TO 898 CASES); AND CITYBUS SERVICES (-9.4 PER CENT FROM 213 TO 193).
HOWEVER,
THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST KOWLOON MOTOR BUS ROSE FROM 302 TO 336 THIS QUARTER. NEARLY THREE QUARTERS OF THE COMPLAINTS (244) WERE RELATED TO ERRATIC SERVICES, CONDUCT AND PERFORMANCE OF DRIVERS AND INADEQUATE SERVICES.
THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT ROAD MAINTENANCE CONDITIONS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY BY 26.7 PER CENT TO 143 WHEN COMPARED WITH THE LAST QUARTER.
THERE WERE ALSO FEWER COMPLAINTS ABOUT ROAD CONGESTION, NUMBERING 237 CASES AGAINST 262 IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.
ONE NOTEWORTHY SUGGESTION RECEIVED DURING THE QUARTER WAS A REQUEST FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 'RED LIGHT' CAMERA AT A BUSY KOWLOON CITY ROAD JUNCTION.
THE SUGGESTION WAS REFERRED TO THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WHICH AGREED ΤΟ CONSIDER IT IN THE NEXT EXERCISE ΤΟ INSTALL RED LIGHT CAMERAS.
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YEAR,
PROVISIONAL STATISTICS ON RESTAURANT RECEIPTS AND PURCHASES
FOR FOURTH QUARTER OF 1993
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THE VALUE OF TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE RESTAURANT SECTOR LAST ESTIMATED AT $48.3 BILLION, INCREASED BY 6% WHEN COMPARED WITH 1992, ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONAL STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
PERIOD,
AFTER DISCOUNTING THE EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGES OVER THE TOTAL RECEIPTS DECREASED BY 3% IN VOLUME TERMS. THE VALUE OF TOTAL PURCHASES OF RESTAURANTS INCREASED TO $17.5 BILLION, BY 4% OVER 1992.
IN 1993, STRONG GROWTH WAS RECORDED FOR BARS. WHEN COMPARED WITH 1992, THE TOTAL RECEIPTS OF BARS REGISTERED A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE OF 21% IN VALUE AND 5% IN VOLUME.
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