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Enclosure No.1.
No. 174.-The Honourable Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C., has given notice of the following questions:-
(i.) Will the Government state what their policy is in regard to the future running of Bus Services in Kowloon, and in particular whether they intend to adopt the policy of inaugurating a regular service in particular areas and routes with a standard scale of fares and schedule time table? (ii.) Will the Government, in connection with the above matter, consider the advisability of stipulating for the chassis and tyres of the Buses to be of British manufacture and for the bodies to be of approved design? (iii.) In connection with the above Question (i), is there anything in the permits or licences given to parties running the present Bus Service to prevent the Government from making such terms as they may think fit with other persons for the running of regular Bus Service as suggested in Question (i)?
to which the following are the replies:--
(i.) As soon as circumstances permit it is the intention of the Government to grant exclusive rights in respect of omnibus services in the Kowloon Peninsula for such areas and on such routes as may be deemed desirable.
(ii.) The reply is in the affirmative.
(iii.) The licences at present in force in no way prevent the Government from taking the action indicated in the reply to the first question. As soon as conditions justify the granting of exclusive rights in any area the Government will decline to renew any existing licence in respect of that area. It is desirable that this should be clearly understood by all concerned.
28th March, 1924.
(Extract from the Hongkong Government Gazette No. 15 of the 28th March, 1924.)
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