TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1994
THE
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TAXI LICENCE LAW TO BE AMENDED
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GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL HAS APPROVED
LEGISLATIVE IN THE
THAT AMENDMENTS BE MADE TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS TAXI POLICY REVIEW TO DISCOURAGE SPECULATION IN TAXI LICENCES.
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TO ENABLE A 12-MONTH RESTRICTION BE IMPOSED ON THE TRANSFER NEW TAXI LICENCES, AN AMENDMENT BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JUNE 22 THIS YEAR.
THE ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1994 SEEKS
TO GIVE THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT A GENERAL POWER TO IMPOSE A CONDITION ON A TAXI LICENCE, PREVENTING THE TRANSFER OF TAXI OWNERSHIP WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD.
UNDER THIS POWER, THE COMMISSIONER WILL SPECIFY A 12-MONTH RESTRICTION IN THE TAXI LICENCE TENDER DOCUMENTS AND IN THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS FOR TAXIS.
ΤΟ TIGHTEN THE PROCEDURES FOR THE TRANSFER OF TAXI LICENCES, THE ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES) (AMENDMENT) (NO.3) REGULATION WILL BE MADE TO REQUIRE BOTH THE BUYER AND SELLER OF A TAXI LICENCE TO REGISTER THE TRANSFER IN PERSON IN A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT LICENSING OFFICE WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THE TRANSFER.
THE AMENDMENT BILL WILL COME INTO FORCE AS SOON AS IT IS ENACTED. THE AMENDMENT REGULATION WILL BE GAZETTED ON FRIDAY (JUNE 3) AND IS EXPECTED TO TAKE EFFECT ON JULY 6 THIS YEAR.
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FEWER TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS IN FIRST QUARTER 1994
THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS RECEIVED BY THE TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS UNIT OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 1994 TO MARCH 31, 1994 DROPPED BY 4.2 PER CENT ΤΟ 3,292 AS COMPARED WITH 3,437 IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 1993.
DURING THE PERIOD, THE MAJOR AREAS OF COMPLAINTS WERE RELATED TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT (61 PER CENT), ENFORCEMENT (17 PER CENT) AND ROAD TRAFFIC CONDITIONS (15 PER CENT).
THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORT DROPPED BY 4.6 PER CENT FROM 2,096 IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER TO 1,999.
THIS WAS ATTRIBUTABLE MAINLY ΤΟ FEWER COMPLAINTS AGAINST CITYBUS (DOWN 66.3 PER CENT FROM 193 TO 65 CASES), GREEN MINI-BUSES (DOWN 10.7 PER CENT FROM 215 TO 192) AND TAXI MALPRACTICES (DOWN 3.8 PER CENT FROM 898 TO 864).
HOWEVER, COMPLAINTS AGAINST KOWLOON MOTOR BUS ROSE FROM 336 ΤΟ 424 THIS QUARTER. OF THESE, TWO-THIRDS WERE RELATED ΤΟ ERRATIC SERVICES, CONDUCT AND PERFORMANCE OF DRIVERS AND INADEQUATE SERVICES. COMPLAINTS AGAINST CHINA MOTOR BUS ALSO ROSE SLIGHTLY FROM 185 TO 190.
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