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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WAS GENERALLY SATISFIED THAT CONSIDERABLE ACHIEVEMENT HAD BEEN MADE BY THE BUS COMPANY IN AREAS OF IMPROVING WORKSHOP FACILITIES AND CONDITIONS SUCH AS PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS AT DEPOTS AND PROPER INSTRUCTIONS TO STAFF ON MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.
CME'S QUALITY CONTROL SECTION, SET UP IN JANUARY THIS YEAR, WAS APPARENTLY ACHIEVING RESULTS AS THE NUMBER OF DEFECTS FOUND ON CMB BUSES DURING SPOT CHECKS HAD SHOWN A DECLINE FROM AN AVERAGE OF THREE SAFETY DEFECTS PER BUS IN JANUARY TO AN AVERAGE OF 1.4 DEFECTS PER BUS IN APRIL.
TAC MEMBERS, HOWEVER EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT CMB HAD MADE LITTLE PROGRESS ON THOSE RECOMMENDATION THAT HAD AN EFFECT ON ITS ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE.
AT TODAY'S MEETING, MEMBERS ALSO DISCUSSED A ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY PAPER AND NOTED PROGRESS ACHIEVED IN REMOVING PEDESTRIAN PROELEM SPOTS IN A REVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE ROAD SAFETY DIVISION OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.
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SURVEY OF TRANSPORT, RELATED SERVICES BEGINS
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING A SURVEY OF TRANSPORT AND RELATED SERVICES FOR THE YEAR 1984. THE ANNUAL SURVEY COVERS LAND, SEA AND AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES, SUCH AS PUBLIC BUSES, TRAMWAYS, TAXIS, PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES, TRUCKS, FERRIES, SHIPPING COMPANIES AND AIRLINES.
IT ALSO COVERS SERVICES RELATED TO TRANSPORT, SUCH AS CAR PARKS, TRAVEL AGENTS AND CARGO FORWARDING AGENTS.
QUESTIONNAIRES ARE BEING SENT TO A SAMPLE OF ABOUT 3 600 ESTABLISHMENTS OUT OF A TOTAL OF SOME 40 000 ESTABLISHMENTS FALLING UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE SURVEY.
DATA TO BE COLLECTED IN THE SURVEY INCLUDE THE TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, FLOOR AREA, EMPLOYMENT, LABOUR COSTS, OPERATING EXPENSES, BUSINESS TURNOVER AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.
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