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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1982

MORE PEOPLE LODGE TRAFFIC COMPLAINTS

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MORE PEOPLE ARE NOW MAKING USE OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS UNIT TO HELP SOLVE THEIR TRANSPORT PROBLEMS.

THE TCU RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 5 477 COMPLAINTS DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1962 - A TWO-FOLD INCREASE OVER THE, PREVIOUS YEAR.

SLIGHTLY OVER HALF OF THESE COMPLAINTS ARE DIRECTED AGAINST PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES (2 979 CASES), THE REST ARE ABOUT TRAFFIC ENGINEERING (1 181BASES), ROAD MAINTENANCE (359 CASES), ENFORCEMENT (795 CASĖS), ABANDONED VEHICLES (120 CASES) AND MISCELLANEOUS SUGGESTIONS (43 CASES).

IN JUNE THIS YEAR, THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE SET UP A SUB-COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS UNIT IN RECOGNITION OF ITS FUNCTIONS, THE TCU SUB-COMMITTEE COMPRISES THREE UNOFFICIAL TAC MEMBERS: THE HONOURABLE STEPHEN CHEONG KAM-CHUEN, (CHAIRMAN), MR STEPHEN W.Y. CHENG AND MISS ANNA WU.

THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE IS TO GIVE ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO THE TRANSPORT COMPLAINTS UNIT IN OVERCOMING THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS THE UNIT FACES IN HANDLING COMPLAINTS. IT WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT DUE REGARD IS GIVEN TO ALL KINDS OF COMPLAINTS LODGED WITH THE UNIT AND THAT THE DEFICIENCIES THESE COMPLAINTS REFLECT ARE DRAWN TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CONCERNED AUTHORITIES AS WELL AS TAC.

THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE UNIT, MR JAMES KWAN BELIEVES THAT WITH THE HELP OF THE TCU SUB-COMMITTEE, THE UNIT CAN BECOME A MORE EFFECTIVE BODY IN STIMULATING EXECUTIVE ACTION.

THE UNIT'S ANNUAL REPORT 1981/82 IS BEING PRINTED AND WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO DISTRICT BOARDS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT INSTITUTIONS FOR INFORMATION.