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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1986

CMB RECEPTIVE TO CONSULTANT'S REPORT

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THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY (CMB) HAS SUBMITTED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ORGANISATION AND METHOD CONSULTANT REPORT TO THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND IN ITS COMMENT ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS, CMB HAS SHOWN A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REPORT.

THIS WAS REVEALED IN THE NINTH PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REPORT OF THE TAC WORKING GROUP ON CMB MAINTENANCE DISCUSSED AT A TAC MEETING TODAY (TUESDAY).

THE ORGANISATION AND METHOD CONSULTANT WAS COMMISSIONED BY CMB WITH THE AIM OF PUTTING THE COMPANY'S ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IN GOOD ORDER.

MEMBERS NOTED THAT THE REPORT MAINLY COVERED THE AREAS OF TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT, WORKSHOP PRACTICES AND HOUSEKEEPING, MAINTENANCE SYSTEM, SUPERVISION AND SPAN OF CONTROL, AND DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDS.

THE COMMITTEE FELT THAT CMB SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO STEP UP ITS EFFORTS IN IMPLEMENTING THE REPORT AS THIS WOULD IMPROVE THE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMPANY'S ENGINEER ING AND MAINTENANCE WORKS.

THE NEW ENGINEERING MANAGER OF CMB, WHO ASSUMED DUTY IN MID-JANUARY, HAD SETTLED IN WELL AND MEMBERS HOPED THAT WITH HIS INITIATIVE AND EXPERIENCE, THE ORGANISATION AND METHOD REPORT WOULD HELP CMB ESTABLISH AN ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE SYSTEM THAT WOULD ENABLE THE COMPANY TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF RUNNING A LARGE BUS FLEET AT AN ACCEPTABLE STANDARD IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT IN FUTURE.

MEMBERS ALSO NOTED CMB'S CONTINUED GOOD PROGRESS IN THE FIELD OF STAFF TRAINING. AS FOR SAFETY STANDARDS, THE AVERAGE RATE OF 0.5 SAFETY DEFECT FOUND ON EACH CMB BUS SPOT CHECKED WAS SUSTAINED.

THE TREND OF IMPROVEMENT IN THE RATE OF BUS BREAKDOWNS WAS ALSO SIGNIFICANT. IN DECEMBER, THE NUMBER OF BREAKDOWNS TOWED IN WAS ALMOST HALF OF THE FIGURE IN JANUARY LAST YEAR, SHOWING IMPROVEMENT IN THE LEVEL OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ACHIEVED DURING 1985.

NEVERTHELESS, MEMBERS EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT ALTHOUGH CMB HAD MADE SOME PROGRESS IN WITHDRAWING OLD BUSES, THIS WAS NOT BEING CARRIED OUT SYSTEMATICALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH A WELL- DESIGNED PROGRAMME. AS THIS WOULD AFFECT CMB'S EFFICIENCY IN DEPLOYING ITS FLEET. THE TAC HOPED THE COMPANY WOULD DRAW UP A PROPER BUS WITHDRAWAL PROGRAMME SOON.

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