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TAXI POLICY REVIEW

TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1987

DISTRICT BOARDS

BE WILL

TO BE WISH UNDERTAKEN BY A

ASKED WHETHER THEY CONSULTED ON THE TAXI POLICY REVIEW CURRENTLY BEING SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC).

(TUESDAY), THE

A WORK

AT ITS MEETING TODAY

ENDORSED TAC CONSULTATIVE PAPER SETTING OUT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE REVIEW, THE

SUB-COMMITTEE'S PRELIMINARY VIEWS DONE BY THE SUB-COMMITTEE AND THE ON THE POLICY ISSUES INVOLVED.

IN THE TRANSPORT

THE KEY ISSUES ARE THE PROPER ROLE OF TAXIS SYSTEM, THE SIZE OF THE TAXI FLEET, FARE POLICY, THE CLASSIFICATION OF TAXIS INTO URBAN, NEW TERRITORIES AND LANTAU TAXIS, QUALITY OF SERVICE GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF TAXI SERVICES AND THE METHOD OF ISSUING TAXI LICENCES:

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IT WAS DECIDED THAT DISTRICT BOARDS (DB) SHOULD BE OFFERED AT THEIR MEETINGS DURING OPPORTUNITY OF DISCUSSING THE REVIEW PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT STAFF WILL AVAILABLE TO ATTEND THE DB DISCUSSIONS.

THE

THE

BE

CONSULTED THROUGH

THEIR REGULAR

ВЕ WILL TAXI ASSOCIATIONS MEETINGS WITH THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.

TAXI TRADE COLLATION OF FEEDBACK FROM DISTRICT BOARDS AND THE

ITS WILL BE DONE IN DECEMBER AND THE SUB-COMMITTEE AIMS TO FORMULATE

FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORT TO THE TAC IN THE

YEAR.

THE NEW LANTAO TAC MEMBERS ALSO CONSIDERED AN APPLICATION BY

A FURTHER FOUR YEARS BUS COMPANY (NLB) TO EXTEND ITS FRANCHISE FOR FROM APRIL 1, 1991 TO MARCH 31, 1995 TO RESTORE THE FRANCHISE

ΤΟ ORDER

FACILITATE THE ORIGINAL EIGHT-YEAR DURATION IN FORWARD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

FRANCHISE

EXTENDED NLB'S

WAS

IN 1983 OCCASIONS FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS, TO MARCH 31, 1991 RESPECTIVELY.

TO ITS COMPANY'S

AND

BOTH 1986, 1989 AND MARCH 31.

ON

EXTENSION GENERALLY

LAST AND WAS

MEMBERS NOTED THAT NLB'S PERFORMANCE SINCE THE OF ITS FRANCHISE HAD SHOWN CONTINUING IMPROVEMENT SATISFACTORY.

ΤΟ THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL THE COMMITTEE DECIDED TO RECOMMEND

31.

1993 IN ANOTHER TWO-YEAR EXTENSION FOR NLB'S FRANCHISE TO MARCH THE FIRST INSTANCE AND

REVIEW THE

AGAIN PERFORMANCE COMPANY'S

THEN BE "ROLLED WITHIN ONE YEAR TO SEE WHETHER THE FRANCHISE SHOULD FORWARD" AGAIN FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS.

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MEMBERS ALSO