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TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1988

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"I HOPE WE WILL COVER THE RANGE OF ISSUES OF RELATIONS HONG KONG AND CHINA, HE ADDED.

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ASKED WHETHER HE WOULD FORMALLY PUT FORWARD HIS VIEWS BASIC LAW DRAFT TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE, MR JI PENGFEI, THE GOVERNOR SAID: "I WOULDN'T EXPECT TO PUT FORWARD FORMAL VIEWS ON THE BASIC LAW DRAFT.

"THE PROCESS OF CONSULTATION ON THE BASIC LAW IS ONLY JUST BEGINNING, IT GOES ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

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'IF THERE ARE VIEWS WHICH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IT OUGHT TO PUT FORWARD, WE WOULD INITIALLY BE DISCUSSING THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND WOULD PROBABLY PUT THEM BRITISH GOVERNMENT, SIR DAVID SAID.

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FEELS THAT

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"WE WOULD ALSO FIND OTHER WAYS IN WHICH WE WILL PUT FORWARD OUR VIEWS, BUT NOT AT THE EARLY STAGE. THE PROCESS AT THE MOMENT ONE OF CONSULTATION WITH THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.

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TAC DISCUSSES ADDITIONAL CROSS-HARBOUR PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES

THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTRE (TAC) TODAY DISCUSSED PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES TO INCREASED DEMAND THAT MIGHT OCCUR IF MTR PASSENGERS CHOOSE ON OTHER MODES FOLLOWING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SURCHARGE ON MAY 30.

(TUESDAY) COPE WITH TO TRAVEL CONGESTION

MEMBERS NOTED THAT FROM APRIL THIS YEAR UNTIL THE OPENING OF THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING IN LATE 1989, OVER 40 ITEMS IN THE KOWLOON ROUTE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WILL PROVIDE FOR ALTERNATIVE

SERVICES TO BE IMPROVED AND NEW SERVICES TO BE INTRODUCED.

AS A RESULT, PEAK HOUR CAPACITY

WILL BE INCREASED

BY ABOUT

20,000 PASSENGERS.

THESE INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS TO FERRY SERVICES AND BUS SERVICES, INCLUDING A NEW CROSS-HARBOUR BUS ROUTE KWUN TONG'S SHUN TIN ESTATE TO CENTRAL WHICH WILL BE IN THE END OF MAY.

IMPROVEMENTS WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED TO BUS VARIOUS FERRY PIERS.

CROSS-HARBOUR NO. 119 FROM OPERATION AT

SERVICES ΤΟ

THE TAC