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Wednesday, June 7, 1972

Mr. Szeto said the tramcars carried almost one third of the

public transport passengers on the Island.

To eliminate them at this moment required, doubling the Island's

franchised bus capacities and would inevitably create a problem of

providing sufficient kerb space for bus stops, he added.

Mr. Szeto said: "The role played by the tramcars in our

existing public transport system must therefore be recognised and to

make their operation commercially viable is essential before we have

a better alternative such as a rapid mass transit."

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