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SUNDAY, MAY 31, 1981

+MUCH OF THE EXPANSION IN BUS SERVICES IN 1980 TOOK PLACE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WHILE CONDITIONS IN KOWLOON WERE EASED BY THE NEW CAPACITY OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY, A ROUTE BY ROUTE STUDY WILL NOW BE MADE TO IDENTIFY AREAS FOR ECONOMIES ON A TERRITORY-WIDE BAS 15.+

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE STUDY WOULD ALSO LOOK AT BUS SERVICES IN RELATION TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT AS A WHOLE AND AT THE QUESTION OF FEEDER ROUTES WHERE THERE WERE OTHER MAJOR TRANSPORT MODES INVOLVED.

+IT IS THROUGH CONSULTATION WITH THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC THAT THE GOVERNMENT HOPES TO ASCERTAIN THE DESIRED LEVEL OF SERVICE ON INDIVIDUAL ROUTES, GIVEN THE COSTS AND OTHER IMPLICATIONS INVOLVED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE ASSISTED IN THE REVIEW BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THREE OF WHOM HAVE BEEN CO-OPTED ONTO THE COMMITTEE ESPECIALLY FOR THIS EXERCISE.

THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE REVIEW IS AS FOLLOWS 1

* ROUTE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (MRS ELSIE ELLIOTT

AND MR STEPHEN WONG)-

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BUS MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME (MR F.K. HU AND MRS GRACE HO)-

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DEPOT REQUIREMENTS (MR H.M.G. FORSGATE AND MR STEVEN CHEONG)

* SPARE PARTS STOCK (MR P.K. CHAN AND

MR K.C. CHAN)-

* PROFIT CONTROL SCHEME (MR T.S. LO AND

MR LEO GOODSTADT).

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS OR COMMENT ON ANY OF THESE SUBJECTS MAY DO SO BY WRITING TO THE SECRETARY, REVIEW OF BUS OPERATIONS, FIFTH FLOOR, GUARDIAN HOUSE, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WANCHAI, HONG KONG BY JUNE 30.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE VIEWS EXPRESSED WOULD BE INCLUDED IN A REPO T OF THE REVIEW FOR DUE CONSIDERATION BY THE GOVERNOR-IN- COUNCIL.

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