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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1977

THE CONSULTANTS ALSO RECOMMENDED EXPANSION OF ALL PUBLIC TRANSPORT MODES, PARTICULARLY THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY, WHOSE FARE STRUCTURE SHOULD BE DISTANCE BASED SO AS TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM REVENUE WITH MAXIMUM RIDERSHIP.

MR. SIU SPOKE ABOUT THE FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT SURVEY DIVISION OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE.

→IT FUNCTIONS AS A SERVICE AGENCY TO ALL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS REQUIRING TRANSPORT SURVEYS OR TRANSPORT PLANNING STUDIES TO BE CARRIED OUT, HE SAID.

+ITS RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE OPERATION OF AN ANNUAL TRAFFIC CENSUS WHICH COVERS 364 COUNTING STATIONS, THE SURVEY AND MONITORING OF THE SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE DIFFERENT TRANSPORT COMPANIES AND THE REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF ROAD ACCIDENT STATISTICS.+

IN ADDITION, MR. SIU SAID, THE DIVISION WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PERIODIC UPDATING OF THE RESULTS OF THE MAJOR TRANSPORT STUDIES AND CARRYING OUT TRANSPORT PLANNING AND TRANSPORT PROJECT EVALUATION STUDIES.

+THE FINDINGS OF SURVEYS AND STUDIES ARE CONTAINED IN TECHNICAL REPORTS OF VARIOUS TYPES, OF WHICH SOME 560 HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO DATE,+ HE SAID.

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