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CATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1987

ABOUT TAXI SERVICE MR RUMJAHN NOTED CASES AS

THOUGH A SIZABLE PROPORTION OF COMPLAINTS WAS LODGED DIRECTLY WITH THE POLICE BY THE PUBLIC, THAT COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY TCU IN THE QUARTER TOTALLED 207 COMPARED WITH 184 CASES IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.

ABOUT TAXI AS IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER, MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS

OF TAXI MISCONDUCT MALPRACTICES AND WITH CONCERNED SERVICE WERE

SOLICITING PASSENGERS, DRIVERS, NAMELY TAXI DRIVERS REFUSING HIRE OR

DESTINATIONS NOT TAKING THE MOST DIRECT ROUTEING, FAILING TO DRIVE TO AND OVERCHARGING.

WITH COMPARED

THE

PREVIOUS

QUARTER,

FERRY

COMPLAINTS COMPANY

ROUTES OPERATED BY THE HONGKONG YAUMATI CASES TO 12.

THE MAIN

CONCERNING

ROSE BY TWO

OF SERVICE,

REGULARITY WERE COMPLAINT OF AREAS CLEANLINESS OF VESSELS AND PASSENGER FACILITIES, MR RUMJAHN SAID.

COMPLAINTS ABOUT ROAD CONGESTION TOTALLED 283 CASES - 57

82

CASES

CASES NEW

IN THI KOWLOON, IN CASES ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 111 TERRITORIES AND 33 CASES IN TUNNELS AND AREAS AFFECTED BY LRT WORKS.

FACTORS WHICH WERE ATTRIBUTABLE

то ROAD CONGESTION INCLUDED TRAFFIC ENGINEERING KERBSIDE, AT LOADING AND UNLOADING MATTERS, INADEQUATE ROAD CAPACITY, ROAD WORK AND HAWKER OBSTRUCTION.

ACTIVITIES

ALL MR RUMJAHN POINTED OUT THAT 39 PER CENT AND 33 PER CENT OF

CONGESTION WERE CAUSING OBSTRUCTION VEHICLE CASES CONCERNING DIRECTED AT LORRIES AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES RESPECTIVELY.

THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES TOTALLED 117.

ROAD MARGARET

FLYOVER PRINCESS INCLUDED MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN

FLOW RECONSTRUCTION AND ITS RELATED TRAFFIC DIVERSION SCHEME, TRAFFIC

KUNG ROAD IN HOI TA1 STREET AND NAM HONG STREET IN HONG KONG AND TAM IN KOWLOON.

TO

OF ROADS AND ROAD MAINTENANCE THE CONCERNING COMPLAINTS

PREVIOUS DECREASE FROM 139 CASES IN THE FURNITURE CONTINUED

OF

WERE COMPLAINT AREAS MAJOR THE QUARTER. THIS QUARTER TO 111

LIGHTS AND DAMAGED TRAFFIC MALFUNCTIONED DEFECTIVE ROAD SURFACES, TRAFFIC SIGNS/AIDS.

INCREASED

CASES

THE MAINLY RELATED ABANDONED

IN

161 FROM TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT CASES PREVIOUS QUARTER TO 178 CASES THIS QUARTER. THEY WERE TO REQUESTS FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL PARKING, VEHICLES AND OTHER TRAFFIC OFFENCES.

TCU WAS SET

UP UNDER

THE

TRANSPORT

COMMITTEE ADVISORY

TO

TRANSPORT MATTERS.

RECEIVE AND MONITOR COMPLAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON IT OPERATES A 24-HOUR HOTLINE ON 5-776866.

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