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TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1986
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT COPIES OF THE ENGLISH AND CHINESE VERSIONS OF THE FULL REPORT WOULD BE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED TO ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANISATIONS IN THE GOVERNMENT AND SUBVENTED MEDICAL SECTORS. ALL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE A COPY OF THE REPORT.
COPIES OF THE EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW HAD BEEN PRINTED AS A SEPARATE DOCUMENT AND WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH DISTRICT OFFICES AND OTHER CHANNELS. THE PUBLIC WOULD BE INVITED TO CONVEY THEIR COMMENTS ON THE REPORT TO THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE BEFORE THE END OF AUGUST.
REVISED FARE SCALE FOR CMB
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THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A REVISED FARE SCALE FOR THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY TO TAKE EFFECT ON APRIL 1, 1986. CMB'S LAST GENERAL FARE INCREASE WAS IN JANUARY 1984.
IN MONEY TERMS, 14.4 PER CENT OF THE PASSENGERS WILL HAVE TO PAY 10 CENTS MORÉ PER TRIP, 61.7 PER CENT 20 CENTS MORE 17.3 PER CENT 40 CENTS MORE, 3.8 PER CENT 50 CENTS MORE AND 0.3 PER CENT WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL FARE OF 80 CENTS. SOME 2.5 PER CENT OF PASSENGERS ARE UNAFFECTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO PAY EXISTING FARES.
FARES ON CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL ROUTES OPERATED JOINTLY BY CMB AND KOWLOON MOTOR BUS GENERALLY REMAIN UNCHANGED. HOWEVER, THE +AFTER TUNNEL+ SECTION FARES OF THESE SERVICES HAVE BEEN INCREASED.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE OVERALL FARE INCREASE APPROVED WAS LESS THAN HAD BEEN REQUESTED BY CMB AND TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THE ADVICE OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE RECENT AND PROJECTED REDUCTIONS IN THE COST OF FUEL OIL.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA WHICH HAD BEEN SUBMITTED BY CMB IN SUPPORT OF ITS APPLICATION FOR A FARE INCREASE HAD BEEN GIVEN VERY CLOSE SCRUTINY BY THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE GOVERNMENT.
HE ALSO NOTED THAT THERE HAD BEEN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE STANDARD OF CMB'S SERVICES, PARTICULARLY OVER THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS WHEN THE COMPANY'S PERFORMANCE HAD BEEN CLOSELY MONITORED BY THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THE REVISED FARE SCALE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE ON MARCH 27 (THURSDAY).
THE EXISTING
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