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MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1980
UK TRANSPORT EXPERT IMPRESSED WITH MTR
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THERE IS NO SHORT TERM SOLUTION TO HONG KONG'S TRANSPORT PROBLEMS, SAID MR ARTHUR BECKENHAM, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE UK'S CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT TODAY (MONDAY). BUT HE WAS IMPRESSED BY THE WAY THE MTR HAD BEEN DEVELOPED IN A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME.
+NOT SO LONG AGO THEY WERE DIGGING HOLES IN THE ROAD. NOW THEY ARE RUNNING TRAINS THERE. THAT'S TREMENDOUS, HE SAID.
MR BECKENHAM HAS BEEN IN HONG KONG FOR TWO WEEKS DURING WHICH HE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT AND ALL MAJOR ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED IN TRANSPORT.
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IS TO ASSESS THE SITUATION HERE AND TO RE-NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE POLYTECHNIC FOR A HIGHER DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES (TRANSPORT). THE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED TODAY (MONDAY).
MR BECKENHAM SAID THAT SINCE HIS LAST VISIT THREE YEARS AGO THE DEGREE OF PROFESSIONAL ISM IN TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT HAD IMPROVED IN SPITE OF GROWING PROBLEMS ON ALL SIDES.
+TRANSPORT OPERATORS ARE TO BE CONGRATULATED ON MAINTAINING SERVICES AGAINST A BACKGROUND OF ESCALATING FUEL COSTS, WAGES AND A GROWING POPULATION AND OTHER PROBLEMS,+ HE SAID.
HOWEVER HE HAS SOME RESERVATIONS ABOUT ROAD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.
+ IF THIS WERE BETTER CO-ORDINATED IT WOULD RELIEVE CONGESTION,+ HE SAID. + LOOK FORWARD TO THE EXTENSION OF THE TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM WHICH IS NOW RUNNING WELL IN WEST KOWLOON.
REFERRING TO THE CURRENT PROGRAMME OF LOCAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT, MR BECKENHAM SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS CLOSELY RELATED TO MANY OF HONG KONG'S TRANSPORT PROBLEMS AND AN AID TO GREATER MANAGEMENT UNDERSTANDING.
THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT (PUBLIC TRANSPORT), MR PETER MILLER, WHO IS THE INSTITUTE'S EDUCATION AND TRANSPORT OFFICER IN HONG KONG SAID: THE RENEWAL OF THE AGREEMENT WILL ENSURE THAT HONG KONG'S TRANSPORT SECTOR WILL BE PROVIDED WITH QUALIFIED PEOPLE IN TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING THIS IS GOOD FOR OUR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. +
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