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FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1986

THE COMMITTEE FELT THAT THE QUESTION OF TAXI NUMBERS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT POLICY ON THE ISSUE AND AGREED TO SET UP A SUB-COMMITTEE TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER.

THE SUB-COMMITTEE IS CHAIRED BY MR JACKIE CHAN CHAI-KEUNG, WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE TAC.

+THE SUB-COMMITTEE AIMS TO MAKE PROPOSALS TO THE TAC ON A COHERENT LONG-TERM POLICY FOR REGULATING THE OPERATION OF TAXIS,+ MR CHAN SAID.

+ IT WILL PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE ROLE OF TAXIS IN THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM, THE CONTROL ON THE NUMBER OF TAXIS, THE METHOD OF ISSUING LICENCES, FARE POLICY, THE ADEQUACY OF EXISTING REGULATIONS ON TAXI OPERATION, AND THE QUALITY OF SERVICE.+

THE SUB-COMMITTEE COMPRISES FIVE TAC MEMBERS AND TWO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

THE TAC MEMBERS ARE DR CONRAD LAM KUI-SHING, MR STEPHEN CHENG WUI-YAU (A SENIOR LECTURER AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC), DR LEUNG CHI-KEUNG (READER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG) AND DR STEPHEN TANG LUNG- WAI (A LECTURER IN SOCIOLOGY AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG).

THE ADMINISTRATION IS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR H.C. PANG, AND THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR S.T. PANG.

A WIDE-RANGING PROGRAMME HAS BEEN DRAWN UP FOR CONSULTING INTERESTED PARTIES AND THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS UNDER REVIEW.

+THE SUB-COMMITTEE WILL FULLY CONSULT THE TAXI TRADE AND THE DISTRICT BOARDS BEFORE PUTTING FIRM PROPOSALS TO THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS ARE ALSO WELCOME TO PUT FORWARD THEIR VIEWS AND SUGGESTIONS TO THE SUB-COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION, MR CHAN SAID.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO PUT FORWARD THEIR VIEWS OR SUGGESTIONS TO THE SUB-COMMITTEE ARE INVITED TO CONTACT MISS BETTY CHING, SECRETARY TO THE SUB-COMMITTEE, AT 5-240495 OR TO SEND THEIR WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS TO THE TRANSPORT BRANCH (SEVENTH FLOOR, ST JOHN'S BUILDING, 33 GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG).

THE SUB-COMMITTEE WILL CONSULT THE DISTRICT BOARDS ON ITS FINDINGS AND PROPOSALS BEFORE IT SUBMITS FIRM RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE TAC. THE WHOLE PROCESS IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 18 MONTHS.

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