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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1982
BILL TO ALLOW EARLY PHASING IN OF LARGER PLB'S
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THE ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1982 IS TO ALLOW THE EARLY PHASING IN OF NEW, LARGER LIGHT BUSES, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON ALAN SCOTT, SAID TODAY.
MOVING THE FIRST AND SECOND READINGS OF THE BILL, MR SCOTT EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS REQUIRED NOW, AS OVER HALF OF HONG KONG'S EXISTING PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES ARE NINE OR MORE YEARS OLD.
MR SCOTT SAID THAT LARGER AND HEAVIER PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WOULD BE PERMITTED UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC BILL ALSO UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE COUNCIL, AND ITS REGULATIONS- BUT THESE PROVISIONS COULD NOT IN ANY CASE BE IMPLEMENTED UNTIL APRIL 1984.
HE SAID THAT UNDER THE EXISTING ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 220) THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT CAN PERMIT THE INTRODUCTION OF LARGER PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES, SAVE FOR THE OBSTACLE OF THE DEFINITION IN SECTION 2(1) WHICH RESTRICTS A LIGHT BUS TO AN UNLADEN WEIGHT NOT EXCEEDING TWO TONS.+
THE AMENDMENT BILL PROPOSES TO DELETE THAT RESTRICTION, AND A CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE DEFINITION OF OMNIBUS+ IS ALSO NECESSARY.
MR SCOTT SAID THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT INTENDS TO APPROVE THE REGISTRATION OF LIGHT BUSES UP TO FOUR TONS IN GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND UP TO SEVEN METRES IN LENGTH, THREE METRES IN HEIGHT AND 2.3 METRES IN WIDTH.
+THESE ARE THE DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT FOR LIGHT BUSES AS DEFINED IN THE ROAD TRAFFIC LEGISLATION NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE COUNCIL,+ HE ADDED.
THE AMENDMENTS WOULD COME INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON PUBLICATION, HE SAID.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
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