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The Convention was ratified by the United Kingdom Government in 1969 and was extended to Hong Kong in the same year.
Apart from Mr Wong, the other team members are Principal Assistant Secretary for Security, Mrs Maureen Chan; Assistant Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr John Dean; and Senior Crown Counsel, Mr Peter Wong.
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Fewer transport complaints in fourth quarter
The number of complaints and suggestions received by the Transport Complaints Unit of the Transport Advisory Committee in the fourth quarter last year dropped by 11.1 per cent to 3,556 compared with 4,001 in the previous quarter.
During the period, the major areas of complaint were related to public transport (74 per cent), road traffic conditions (11 per cent) and enforcement (10 per cent).
The number of complaints about public transport increased by 0.3 per cent from 2,620 in the previous quarter to 2,629.
During the quarter, there were increases in the number of complaints against taxi driver malpractices (up from 1,153 to 1,378) and China Motor Bus (up from 248 to 255).
However, complaints about green minibuses dropped by 31,9 per cent to 222 from 326. There were also fewer complaints against Kowloon Motor Bus (down from 337 to 277), Citybus (down from 147 to 135), ferry services (down from 72 to 41) and rail services (down from 58 to 40).
Complaints about traffic congestion dropped by 45.9 per cent to 238 from 440. Complaints about road conditions also dropped by 25.3 per cent to 71 from 95.
During the same period, the number of suggestions for additional traffic signs and aids dropped from 115 to 93. There were also fewer complaints about the malfunctioning of such facilities (down from 60 to 50) and traffic enforcement action (down from 478 to 350).
All suggestions and complaints received by Transport Complaints Unit had been referred to the relevant authorities and government departments for investigation.
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