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SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 1982

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SAMPLE SURVEY ON STUDENT TRAVEL PATTERNS

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A SAMPLE SURVEY ON THE TRAVEL PATTERNS OF STUDENT TRAVEL CARD HOLDERS WILL BE CARRIED OUT NEXT MONTH BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.

THE PURPOSE IS TO OBTAIN MORE DETAILED INFORMATION TO ENABLE THE GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER EXTENDING THE STUDENT TRAVEL SCHEME TO OTHER MODES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT NOT COVERED BY THE SCHEME.

IT WOULD ALSO ASSIST GOVERNMENT TO DETERMINE MORE ACCURATELY THE LEVEL OF GRANTS GIVEN TO THE TRANSFORT OPERATORS PARTICIPATING IN THE SCHEME.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (SUNDAY), A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID 16 500 STUDENT TRAVEL CARD HOLDERS FROM 14 SCHOOLS, REPRESENTING FOUR PER CENT OF ALL SECONDARY SCHOOL TICKET HOLDERS, HAVE BEEN SELECTED AT RANDOM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY.

A FURTHER FOUR PER CENT FROM POST-SECONDARY SCHOOLS OR 1 150 STUDENTS WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN THE SURVEY,

+THESE STUDENTS WILL BE ASKED TO COMPLETE A SET OF QUESTIONNAIRES REGARDING THEIR DAILY TRAVEL PATTERNS,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE EMPHASISED THAT ONLY WITH THE FULL CO-OPERATION OF THE STUDENTS CAN THIS SURVEY BE A SUCCESS.

UP TO JANUARY 1, MORE THAN 445 000 STUDENT TRAVEL CARDS HAVE BEEN ISSUED SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SCHEME IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.

SPRING RECEPTION

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THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN WILL HOST ITS ANNUAL SPRING RECEPTION FROM 4 PM TO 6 PM TOMORROW (MONDAY) FOR MORE THAN 600 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AT THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE SENIOR OFFICERS' MESS ON THE 9TH FLOOR OF THE RUMSEY STREET MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK BUILDING.

THE RECEPTION IS BEING HELD IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION WITH THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE DURING THE PAST YEAR.

THE CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN/WAŃ CHA!, MR A.R. CLARK, AND THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDDY CHAN, WILL RECEIVE THE GUESTS.