MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1985 .
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE HO MAN TIN TO CENTRAL SERVICE WAS ONE OF THE PROPOSALS IN THE CROSS-HARBOUR ROUTE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES SUBMITTED BY THE TWO BUS COMPANIES EARLIER WHILE THE ABERDEEN TO SAN PO KONG SERVICE WAS SUGGESTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
HE SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD DEFERRED CONSIDERATION OF OTHER PROPOSALS BY THE BUS COMPANIES ON NEW CROSS-HARBOUR SERVICES BECAUSE A FULL TRANSPORT POLICY REVIEW WAS NOW UNDERWAY.
THE REVIEW CONCERNED THE GENERAL QUESTION OF INTEGRATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES AND THE RELATED ISSUES OF FREEDOM OF COMPETITION, THE CO-ORDINATION OF FARES AND THE LEVEL OF REGULATION TO BE APPLIED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
AS THE MAJORITY OF PROPOSALS BY CMB AND KMB FOR NEW CROSS- HARBOUR BUS ROUTES WOULD INCREASE THE PASSENGER CAPACITY ALONG CORRIDORS WHICH WERE ALREADY SERVED BOTH BY BUSES AND TRAINS, AND IN SOME CASES ALSO FERRIES, IT WAS CONSIDERED BEST TO DEFER DECISION ON THESE PROPOSALS UNTIL THE POLICY REVIEW WAS COMPLETED, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
NEVERTHELESS, THE GOVERNMENT FELT THAT PENDING COMPLETION OF THE FULL REVIEW, A LIMITED EXTENSION OF THE CROSS-HARBOUR BUS NETWORK COULD BE PERMITTED IN RESPECT OF NEW ROUTES WHERE THERE WAS AN IDENTIFIABLE DEMAND AND THE TERMINAL POINT WAS NOT WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A RAILWAY STATION. ROUTES 107 AND 109 HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED AHEAD OF THE OTHERS, HE SAID.
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WOULD LIAISE WITH CMB AND KMB AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON OPERATIONAL DETAILS AND, BARRING UNFORESEEN DELAYS, THE NEW CROSS-HARBOUR SERVICES WERE EXPECTED TO BE IN OPERATION BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
BOARDS TO DISCUSS HOUSING GREEN PAPER *****
TWO DISTRICT BOARDS -- ONE IN KOWLOON AND THE OTHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL DISCUSS THE GREEN PAPER ON HOUSING SUBSIDY TO TENANTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING AT THE IR MEETINGS TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS A SURVEY REPORT RECENTLY CARRIED OUT BY THE BOARD'S AD HOC WORK ING GROUP ON THE ISSUE.
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CHIEF HOUSING MANAGER, MR LO CHI-YUEN, WILL ATTEND THE WONG TAI SIN DB MEETING TO LISTEN TO VIEWS OF BOARD MEMBERS.
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