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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1994
MATRIMONIAL CAUSES FEES TO BE INCREASED
INCREASE THE
OF
FEES PAYABLE UNDER
THE
MATRIMONIAL
CAUSES
ORDINANCE WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL REVENUE OF ABOUT $671,000 A YEAR TO
ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, MR THE GOVERNMENT, THE
KI-CHI, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
KWONG
THE
THE MOVING
RESOLUTION ON THE MATRIMONIAL CAUSES (FEES) (AMENDMENT) RULES 1994 IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR KWONG SAID FEES WOULD BE INCREASED BY ABOUT 10 PER CENT TO BE IN LINE INCREASES IN COSTS.
WITH THE
THESE INCREASES WILL TAKE EFFECT ON APRIL 22, HE ADDED.
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MTRC ANNUAL REPORT TABLED
* * * * *
ANNUAL
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, SIR HAMISH MACLEOD, TABLED THE REPORT AND ACCOUNTS OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION (MTRC) FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 LAST YEAR IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY}.
THE MTRC EARNED A TOTAL NET PROFIT OF $735 MILLION, WITH $403 MILLION IN 1992.
REDUCED TO $2,333
"CUMULATIVE LOSSES WERE CORPORATION EXPECTS THESE TO BE REDUCED TO ZERO BY 1996,
COMPARED
++
THE MILLION AND
SIR HAMISH
SAID.
LAST YEAR, THE MTRC CARRIED CENT HIGHER THAN 1992.
3.7 779 MILLION PASSENGERS,
PER
OVER THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS, THE MTRC WILL SPEND $8 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMMES.
BILLION ON
IT IS PLANNING TO IMPROVE THE MORNING PEAK TRAIN SERVICE ON THE MAY TSUEN WAN LINE FROM THE EXISTING 31 TRAIN TRIPS PER HOUR TO 32 IN THIS YEAR.
"SERVICE WILL BE FURTHER IMPROVED TO 34 PER HOUR IN 1996 WHEN A
SIR HAMISH SAID. COMPLETELY NEW SIGNALLING SYSTEM IS INSTALLED,
H
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE NEW AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, REDUCTION MEASURES AND NEW PASSENGER INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
NOISE
SIR HAMISH SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTRACTS TO PREPARE THE SITES FOR THE RAILWAY TRACKS WERE PROGRESSING WELL.
"WE AND THE CORPORATION LOOK FORWARD TO A SPEEDY CONCLUSION DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE
AND CHINESE BRITISH FINANCING OF THE AIRPORT RAILWAY,
OF
GOVERNMENTS
ON
THE
14 HE SAID.
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