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If the application is considered acceptable, a passenger service licence will be granted by the Transport Department to a new operator stipulating the conditions for the operation of the residents' service in question.
Any unauthorised operation of residential coach services usually come to light quickly. The Transport Department will act on information and has dealt with a total of 38 cases of such unauthorised services in the past three years. If a case is substantiated, the Transport Department will issue a written warning to the operator to stop the unauthorised service. This has generally proven to be effective as most such services have been withdrawn almost immediately. In those relatively rare instances where repeated warnings are ignored, the passenger service licences of the operators will be cancelled and, if the Commissioner for Transport deems it appropriate, he will refer the case to the Police for investigation and prosecution.
End/Wednesday, June 7, 1995
Surveys on benzene content of unleaded petrol
Following is a question by Rev the Hon Fung Chi-wood and a written reply by the Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands, Mr Bowen Leung, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
The findings of a research conducted in Britain last year indicate that the benzene content of unleaded petrol is excessively high, and that vehicles which are not equipped with catalytic converters cannot effectively eliminate this carcinogen in the petrol and are thus unsuitable to use unleaded petrol. Despite the carcinogenic nature of benzene, the Environmental Protection Department has still not informed the public of the benzene content of unleaded petrol. In view of this, will the Government inform this Council:
(a)
(b)
whether any research has been conducted on the benzene content of unleaded petrol;
of the anticipated benzene content in the air in the territory in each of the next ten years;