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WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1989

MR JACOBS ALSO TOLD MEMBERS THAT A FURTHER ORDER OF 54 CARS, TO WITH BE DELIVERED DURING THE NEXT 18 MONTHS, HAD BEEN PLACED TO COFE THE GROWING DEMAND FROM PASSENGERS.

A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR

LAU TO ACCOMPANYING

IN ADDITION, WORK BEGAN LAST MONTH ON REDEVELOPMENT OF THE WORKSHOP AND DEPOT FACILITIES AT HO TUNG

FLEET

THE AND CATER FOR THE EXPANSION MAINTENANCE WORK.

OF THE

TRAIN

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY ALSO POINTED OUT THAT ON THE RAILWAY CONTINUED TO GROW DURING THE YEAR.

FREIGHT TRAFFIC

CENT, THIS WAS MORE OUTBOUND MORE PROFITABLE

"WHILE IN-BOUND CARGO DROPPED BY 10 PER

PER CENT

OFFSET BY A 30 TRAFFIC, HE SAID.

GROWTH

IN

THE

KOWLOON-CANTON

STRENGTH TO STRENGTH QUALITY TRANSPORT

IN CONCLUDING, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY SAID THE RAILWAY CORPORATION HAD CONTINUED TO MOVE FROM AND HAD DEMONSTRATED ITS SUCCESS IN PROVIDING HIGH SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

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APPROPRIATION BILL 1989 GIVEN SECOND READING

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THE APPROPRIATION BILL 1989 WAS GIVEN A SECOND READING LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN THE

OUTLINE OF IN ADDITION, A RESOLUTION THAT AN AMENDMENT TO THE

VICTIMS ASSISTANCE THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

SCHEME UNDER THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

(ASSISTANCE FUND) ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE

COUNCIL.

VICTIMS

TABLED.

THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT

1988 WAS

MAY THE NEXT MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL BE ON (WEDNESDAY).

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